What do the numbers in a version typically represent (i.e. v1.9.0.1)?

Question

Maybe this is a silly question, but I\'ve always assumed each number delineated by a period represented a single component of the software. If that\'s true, do they ever rep

Answer 1

Yup. Major releases add big, new features, may break compatibility or have significantly different dependencies, etc.

Minor releases also add features, but they're smaller, sometimes stripped-down ported versions from beta major release.

If there is a third version number component, it's usually for important bugfixes, and security fixes. If there are more, it really depends so much on product that it's difficult to give general answer.