Versioning scheme change: SemVer

[xuhdev]

Quoting editorconfig/editorconfig#395 (comment) :

• When the project started, there was only one core: the C core (initial commit 2011-10-22). The specification was whatever the C core accepted.
• The version number accepted by editorconfig -b <ver> is the specification version.
• At present, the specification version still matches the C core version.
• The editorconfig-core-test version lags behind the C core version because currently only the semver minor is used to indicate format changes. The C core uses the semver patch for bugfixes.

If the above is correct (@xuhdev notes: This is correct), my revised request would be that the Board:

• officially define the version number for editorconfig -b / -v / --version purposes as the editorconfig-core-test version, so that the cores and plugins are decoupled from the specification (now that the specification is official per #361)

• bump editorconfig-core-test to v0.13 to mark this change

• update the core tests (or accept a PR) here to permit major.minor version numbers (no patch)

• officially permit plugins and cores to use version numbers that are different from core-test.

• For example, the Vimscript core might respond to -v with

    EditorConfig Vimscript core v1.0.0 - Specification Version 0.13
  

Additionally:

• Defining the version of the specification as the version of editorconfig-core-test.

Should we make the changes proposed by the last 6 bullet points?

Please vote by commenting below: yes or no only. Voting will be closed at the end of April 9.

Discussion please goes to editorconfig/editorconfig#395

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cc @cxw42

[xuhdev]

yes

[cxw42]

@xuhdev Would you please clarify the vote request? From editorconfig/editorconfig#395 (comment) , I think this vote should also include:

Defining the version of the specification as the version of editorconfig-core-test

That is, editorconfig-core-test and the specification would have the same version numbers. Yes?

[xuhdev]

@cxw42 I clarified. Thanks!

[florianb]

yes
with additions in editorconfig/editorconfig#395 (comment)

[sindresorhus]

Yes

[johan]

yes

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[xuhdev]

Need one more vote...

[jednano]

yes

[xuhdev]

We conclude as yes

[Mpdreamz]

Late to the party but for statistic purposes: yes