====== PirateBox version-numbering ======
===== Version-Numbering after 1.0 =====
With the release of PirateBox 1.0.0, we have instituted a new version-numbering scheme:

  * z.y.x
    * x = Bug-Fix release, that breaks no compatibility
    * y = Feature release, that is backward compatible (like deliver only configuration files for FTP-Server)
    * z = major release, that breaks backward compatibility (like adding FTP as default during bootup)
  * OpenWRT packages z.y.x-n
    * n is the release level of OpenWRT packages.
      * If there is a core issue within the OpenWRT runtime scripts, that version number will be increased.

In short, a change from 1.0.0 to 1.0.1 will not require a complete re-install.

Moving forward, we will apply the following rules to the PirateBox version numbering:

  * z.y. Version are compatible with each other, which means:
    * If we release a new x Bugfix release ( 1.0.0 -> 1.0.1 ), then you can update a running PirateBox with a simple update command.
    * You don't need to reinstall the OpenWRT package
    * We won't publish a new x release on OpenWRT without an issue within the scripts
    * On other platforms you have to exchange the complete scripts or adjust manually
  * Try to avoid unnecessary re-installation on OpenWRT-Systems
    * Raise Package-Version as little as possible
    * Do not align OpenWRT package versions against PirateBox-Core-package versions (see above)
  * z Releases deliver new core features, that changes backward capabilities significantly.

===== History =====

Before PirateBox release 0.6.3 on OpenWRT systems, the version-numbering system was confusing. That is a result of supporting the following platforms having its own special dependencies:

  * OpenWRT - Special installation scripts
  * Laptop - different init.d processes and do more network initialization
  * RaspberryPI - StartUp managemend sligtly different

With the 0.6 release, we cleaned up the version numbers and aligned the first two digits, to a major release and only the last digit/letter may differ depending on system individual issues. 

  * 0.6   => Release Step
  * 0.6 N => n = a letter  core script  fix-level
  * 0.6.1 => OpenWRT(System) package Fix-Level