I wonder if someone can just clarify this for me, regarding the version numbering scheme they use with Firefox.
3.6.15 is higher than 3.6.6?
I'm asking because I would den to assume zeroes after the last 6, so version 60, and if it was just six it should be 06, ie 3.6.06
But perhaps that is just me?
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Zeros are at left (just like normal math).
Previously known as kAlug.
The . is not a decimal point; it's a separator of components. Interpret it in a manner similar to this: major version 3, minor version 6, revision 15.
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You're not allowed to have more than one decimal point in a number, so as Chris Morgan said they aren't decimal points, but rather separators. In fact some software packages (not Firefox to my knowledge, but others) use commas (e.g. 3,6,15) which looks weird, and I personally prefer the use of the period, but it helps to understand what is meant (turns it into Comma-Separated Values).
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One common case is RC files; they'll have lines like
FILEVERSION 0, 1, 2, 3.I am a Christian and a developer and moderator here.
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