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Added text about file format not changing between e.g. LyX 1.5.0 and LyX 1.5.1 etc

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@ -36,21 +36,22 @@ What do I need to run LyX?
How does the LyX version scheme work? How does the LyX version scheme work?
LyX uses a continuous numbering scheme in which odd or LyX uses a contiguous numbering scheme for versions, where a
even numbering is not significant. Instead a number '1.x.y' number "1.x.y" indicates a stable release '1.x', fix level 'y'.
indicates stable release '1.x', fix level 'y'. Prereleases Prereleases are denoted with the suffix "pre" and there are
are labeled with a "pre" suffix. Thus there are three possible therefore three possible types of file names:
file names:
lyx-1.5.0.tar.gz -- stable release lyx-1.5.0.tar.gz -- stable release
lyx-1.5.5.tar.gz -- fifth maintenance release of the lyx-1.5.5.tar.gz -- fifth maintenance release of LyX 1.5
1.5 stable release
lyx-1.5.0pre1.tar.gz -- potentially unstable test release lyx-1.5.0pre1.tar.gz -- potentially unstable test release
The maintenance releases are designed primarily to fix bugs. The The maintenance releases are designed primarily to fix bugs,
goal here is not to have parallel development as for the linux and the file format will _never_ change due to a maintenance
kernel (the team is too small to afford that), but rather to release!
include all the simple (so that the maintenance burden on us
The goal here is not to have parallel development as for the
linux kernel (the team is too small to afford that), but rather
to include all the simple (so that the maintenance burden on us
is not too high) and safe (so that system administrators can is not too high) and safe (so that system administrators can
install them without fear) bug fixes. Experience shows that install them without fear) bug fixes. Experience shows that
these releases will contain a few new features, and that the these releases will contain a few new features, and that the