# XFree86 Version Numbering Schemes

## The XFree86 Project, Inc

16 January 2002

The version numbering schemes used by XFree86 have changed from time to time. The schemes used since version 3.3 are explained here.

### 1. Releases, Development Streams and Branches

### 2. Current (new) Version Numbering Scheme

  2.1. Development Branch
  2.2. Stable Branch

### 3. Version Numbering Scheme for XFree86 4.0.x.

### 4. Pre-4.0 Development Versions

### 5. Version Numbering Scheme for XFree86 3.3.x.

### 6. Finding the XFree86 X Server Version From a Client

    $XFree86: xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/doc/sgml/Versions.sgml,v 1.2 2002/01/16 20:38:45 dawes Exp $