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What are "half" releases (x.5.x) compared to "regular" releases (x.0.x)?

Joshua Drost

I'm just trying to get clarification on what constitutes a "full" number increase (v18 to v19, for example), versus a "half" increase (v19.0 to v19.5, for example). Trying to decide if we should be going forward with v19.0.x vs. v19.5.x. Is it just minor additional features? It seems like the "full" releases get patches faster (v19.0.1 came out in July, whereas v19.5.1 came out in September.) But if these versions don't actually reflect parity, then it's a moot point.



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    From what I've seen in the last years using Sophos FW: it does not matter. I cannot say, xx.5 releases have more or new features compared to maintenance releases MRx or "full" xx.0 versions.

    I was wondering why 19.5 is EAP when 19.0 has not been launched long ago.

    Perhaps it promises more progress so is related to marketing rather than technical reasons.

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    From what I've seen in the last years using Sophos FW: it does not matter. I cannot say, xx.5 releases have more or new features compared to maintenance releases MRx or "full" xx.0 versions.

    I was wondering why 19.5 is EAP when 19.0 has not been launched long ago.

    Perhaps it promises more progress so is related to marketing rather than technical reasons.

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