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@@ -108,10 +108,9 @@ instead of hexadecimal as POSIX AWK does not support hex literals.
 
 Because awlite is versioned in terms of functionality. A direct one-to-one
 port would have the same 1.5 version, and every slight improvement adds a new
-subversion, i.e. bumps the version number by 0.0.1. Stable subversions tend to
-have even numbers, testing subversions tend to have odd numbers. Also, every
-new command set implementation bumps the version number by 0.1, indicating
-that it's no longer fully command-to-command compatible with the previous one.
+subversion, i.e. bumps the version number by 0.0.1, whereas every new command
+set implementation bumps the version number by 0.1, indicating that it's no
+longer fully command-to-command compatible with the previous one.
 The first published awlite version was 1.5.8, meaning 8 minor improvements.
 
 - How large is awlite?