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.
End of Daiwa's quote

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
End of alaknebs's quote

 

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.
End of Glazunov1's quote

 

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