gh-105844: Consistently use 'minor version' for X.Y versions

Doc/faq/general.rst

@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ Python versions are numbered "A.B.C" or "A.B":
 
 See :pep:`6` for more information about bugfix releases.
 
-Not all releases are bugfix releases.  In the run-up to a new major release, a
+Not all releases are bugfix releases.  In the run-up to a new minor release, a
 series of development releases are made, denoted as alpha, beta, or release
 candidate.  Alphas are early releases in which interfaces aren't yet finalized;
 it's not unexpected to see an interface change between two alpha releases.
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ How stable is Python?
 
 Very stable.  New, stable releases have been coming out roughly every 6 to 18
 months since 1991, and this seems likely to continue.  As of version 3.9,
-Python will have a major new release every 12 months (:pep:`602`).
+Python will have a minor new release every 12 months (:pep:`602`).
 
 The developers issue "bugfix" releases of older versions, so the stability of
 existing releases gradually improves.  Bugfix releases, indicated by a third

Doc/install/index.rst

@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@
 
    python setup.py install --home=~
 
 To make Python find the distributions installed with this scheme, you may have
 to :ref:`modify Python's search path <inst-search-path>` or edit
 :mod:`sitecustomize` (see :mod:`site`) to call :func:`site.addsitedir` or edit
 :data:`sys.path`.
@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@
    import sys
    sys.path.append('/www/python/')
 
-However, if you reinstall the same major version of Python (perhaps when
+However, if you reinstall the same minor version of Python (perhaps when
 upgrading from 2.2 to 2.2.2, for example) :file:`site.py` will be overwritten by
 the stock version.  You'd have to remember that it was modified and save a copy
 before doing the installation.
@@ -777,7 +777,7 @@
    configuration file should be put there under Python 1.5.2.
 
 (2)
    On Unix, if the :envvar:`HOME` environment variable is not defined, the user's
    home directory will be determined with the :func:`getpwuid` function from the
    standard :mod:`pwd` module. This is done by the :func:`os.path.expanduser`
    function used by Distutils.
@@ -795,7 +795,7 @@
    1.5.2 installation under Windows.
 
 (5)
    On Windows, if the :envvar:`HOME` environment variable is not defined,
    :envvar:`USERPROFILE` then :envvar:`HOMEDRIVE` and :envvar:`HOMEPATH` will
    be tried. This is done by the :func:`os.path.expanduser` function used
    by Distutils.