GIMP follows the old Linux kernel versioning scheme.
The second number is even for stable releases and odd for development releases. Given the frequency, you should think of the second number as major releases in the way you are thinking.
GIMP was on version 2.10 for 7 years before the release of 3.0 and on version 2.8 for 6 years before that.
A bump in the third number for GIMP really is a minor release with the second number (when even) signalling a major release. GIMP 3.2 will be the next “major” release.
The first number changes very infrequently. It was 21 years between GIMP 2 and GIMP 3. I do not think we have any idea what the criteria will be to move to GIMP 4.
GIMP follows the old Linux kernel versioning scheme.
The second number is even for stable releases and odd for development releases. Given the frequency, you should think of the second number as major releases in the way you are thinking.
GIMP was on version 2.10 for 7 years before the release of 3.0 and on version 2.8 for 6 years before that.
A bump in the third number for GIMP really is a minor release with the second number (when even) signalling a major release. GIMP 3.2 will be the next “major” release.
The first number changes very infrequently. It was 21 years between GIMP 2 and GIMP 3. I do not think we have any idea what the criteria will be to move to GIMP 4.