Version terminology

Some people think that the version numbers of the foldergallery are totally messed up. In this short overview I want to show the terminologiy behind the numbers.

So lets have a look at a sample file which you can find in the download section:

foldergalleryV1.21.zip

We have a Version Number like this:

a.bc

where a, b and c stands for a number between zero and nine. To make it a little bit more clear, form Version 1.40 on, there is also a point between part b and c. This could look like this:

a.b.c

and allows to have more updates for a single version (as b and c can be any number you like).

First number (a)

The first number has to do with the whole foldergallery. This means how the core of the foldergallery works. This number will only change if the whole FG is rewritten (eg. in OOP-Code). This does not mean if the currently 1 changes to 2, the whole foldergallery does something else, it means the FG does it another way.

Second number (b)

The second number stands for features which are implemented in the foldergallery. In the most cases, from a number to the next, several new features are implemented. One thing is very important about this number: if this number is odd (1,3,5,7,...) then you are using a Beta-Version! Only even (2,4,6,...) numbers are productive versions!

Third number (c)

Finally the last number means nothing more than a little update to the last version. No new features are implemented. It's just a BugFix-Release or Security-Fix. It's similar to the Revison number you have in a SVN system.