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Comment: Major version 0 means no backwards compatibility guarantees

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Our first release of Apache Fineract will have a major version of 0.  It is not yet determined when we will iterate that release version to 1.  We do not commit to avoid breaking compatibility inside of a major version until we iterate the release version to 1.  (Once we've done that, we can delete this section too.)

Alpha releases

When we want new features to get wide testing before we enter the formal stabilization period, we will sometimes release alpha versions. There is no requirement to do multiple alpha releases.  We could just jump straight to "rc.0". However, there are circumstances where a beta can be useful: for example, if we are unsure of a decision and want to get wider user feedback before solidifying it into a formal release candidate.

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