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authorRaph Levien <raph.levien@artifex.com>2002-09-07 22:45:57 +0000
committerRaph Levien <raph.levien@artifex.com>2002-09-07 22:45:57 +0000
commit058f0a0cdce513b694df2dd49a1786fa2b2a38bf (patch)
tree3811824cf21dc5f9540b75a870f97153f660df50
parent84a7c5829780493ec5b886158f99c640f90470c0 (diff)
downloadghostpdl-058f0a0cdce513b694df2dd49a1786fa2b2a38bf.tar.gz
Minor tweaking to version numbering language.
git-svn-id: http://svn.ghostscript.com/ghostscript/trunk@3010 a1074d23-0009-0410-80fe-cf8c14f379e6
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@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ of the release number is a 2-digit decimal fraction: it counts 00,
<li>Release numbers N.0x and N.5x indicate stable versions.
<li>Successive increments generally indicate bug fixes and minor enhancements.
-<li>Development testing and beta releases generally begin with a minor release number that is
+<li>Development, testing and beta releases generally begin with a minor release number that is
a multiple of ten and increment from there.
</ul>
@@ -228,8 +228,9 @@ as above) to avoid collisions.
<p>
While incrementing the release number after making a release may seem
-counter-intuitive, it ensures that the History files will always accurately
-describe all numbered releases other than the one currently in CVS.
+counter-intuitive, it ensures that, at any given time, the version
+number alone is sufficient to distinguish between the current CVS
+state and a numbered release.
<h2><a name="Making_distributions"></a>Making distributions</h2>