Version Numbering Scheme

摘抄至apache mina项目的版本规则说明，觉得还是比较有用的，在实际的项目中可以作为参考。

 

Version Numbering Scheme

The version number of MINA has the following form:

<major>.<minor>.<micro>[-M<milestone number> or -RC<release candidate number>]

This scheme has three number components:

• The major number increases when there are incompatible changes in the API.
• The minor number increases when a new feature is introduced.
• The micro number increases when a bug or a trivial change is made.

and an optional label that indicates the maturity of a release:

• M (Milestone) means the feature set can change at any time in the next milestone releases. The last milestone release becomes the first release candidate after a vote.
• RC (Release Candidate) means the feature set is frozen and the next RC releases will focus on fixing problems unless there is a serious flaw in design. The last release candidate becomes the first GA release after a vote.
• No label implies GA (General Availability), which means the release is stable enough and therefore ready for production environment.