Support and versioning
NEMO uses semantic versioning. This consists of three parts: "major.minor.patch". So, for example, NEMO's initial version number is "1.0.0".
Incrementing the major version number conveys that backwards incompatible changes have been made to the NEMO code base, and infrastructure or configuration changes are required in order to upgrade.
Incrementing the minor version number conveys that additional features have been added to NEMO, and they are backwards compatible with the major version.
Incrementing the patch version number conveys that security or bug fixes have been made to NEMO, with no additional features added.
Development support for NEMO at NIST is a limited resource. Therefore, NIST will not release bug fixes and security patches for prior major and minor versions of NEMO. Security patches and bug fixes will only be available for the most recent major.minor version of NEMO.
If your organization plans to depend heavily on NEMO for lab management, it is prudent to plan appropriately to upgrade NEMO regularly, and stay current with the most recent version of the software.
NIST is committed to making NEMO upgrades as simple as possible, and we welcome advice on the matter via the NEMO email discussion list.