How are version numbers determined?

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In general, I understand that a small version change might be 1.1 to 1.2 and a large change might be 1.0 to 2.0, but what exactly determines a version number?

Is there a consistent industry standard? (e.g. 100 bug fixes = a .5 increase) Or is it at the whim of the developer?

 

Just curious....

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Reply #1 from JoeUser Forums Top

Questions 2 & 3:  No, and yes.  In that order.

Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting Daiwa, reply 1
Questions 2 & 3:  No, and yes.  In that order.

I thought so. Thanks!

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Reply #3 from Elemental Forums Top

.... it's whatever you want it to be. see firefox going chrome style version number inflation

Reply #4 from Elemental Forums Top

Quoting alaknebs, reply 3
.... it's whatever you want it to be. see firefox going chrome style version number inflation

 

And that's a perfect example.

 

Firefox was issuing incremental updates as "7.XY," until it became apparent that Chrome appeared to be making more progress by giving each new incremental update a new major release number.  Soon thereafter, Firefox followed suit.

 

I'll say this for Stardock: they don't fake you out on game updates.

Reply #5 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting Glazunov1, reply 5

Quoting alaknebs, reply 3.... it's whatever you want it to be. see firefox going chrome style version number inflation

 

And that's a perfect example.

 

Firefox was issuing incremental updates as "7.XY," until it became apparent that Chrome appeared to be making more progress by giving each new incremental update a new major release number.  Soon thereafter, Firefox followed suit.

 

I'll say this for Stardock: they don't fake you out on game updates.

 

Indeed.. running Firefox 17! here right now... it could be easily 8.... at best 9... going by the features.

Reply #6 from Elemental Forums Top

you must be joking.. can't be more than 4 or 5 something in the old style..

 

didn't they get 3.5 so delayed they call it 4 or something... and then numbers start inflating?

wait.. they called 3.1->3.5... did a 3.6 then jump to 4,5, etc