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Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org> wrote:
>     It uses high-numbered "minor-minor" numbers (which I think is a
>     good idea), but the "minor" number of the pretest is plain
>     wrong!

> It would perhaps be logical to use negative minor-minor version
> numbers.  I wonder if that would break anything.  We could try it.

I think this is a good idea.  The only question is what minor/micro
version number CVS versions should have under this scheme---the minor
number of the following version and a negative micro number, or the
minor number of the preceding version and a high micro number.  Hmm.

Jon Cast