new "major version" is jargon - a term of art with a generally accepted meaning ... | Hacker News

Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

		kbutler on Feb 21, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Apache releases first major new version of popular... new "major version" is jargon - a term of art with a generally accepted meaning of incrementing the most significant version number. "major" new version is just English - it's a new version with significant enhancements or impact.

lloeki on Feb 21, 2012 [–]

> new "major version" is jargon - a term of art with a generally accepted meaning of incrementing the most significant version number.

An example of which would be http://semver.org/

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact