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==Modifications to the numeric system==
===Odd-numbered versions for development releases===
Between the 1.0 and the 2.6.x series, the [[Linux kernel]] used [[even and odd numbers|odd]] minor version numbers to denote development releases and [[even and odd numbers|even]] minor version numbers to denote stable releases
The same odd-even system is used by some other software with long release cycles, such as [[Node.js]] up to version 0.12 as well as GNOME and [[WineHQ]].<ref>{{Cite news |url= http://nodesource.com/blog/nodejs-is-semver/ |title=Node.js is SemVer |date= September 15, 2015 |work=The NodeSource Blog – Node.js Tutorials, Guides, and Updates|access-date=March 26, 2018 |id= introduced Node with a Linux kernel-style odd/even versioning scheme.}}</ref>
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