secondlife / secondlife/viewer

Update https://releasenotes.secondlife.com/version_numbering.html for 2026

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Description

What does this feature/enhancement do? Why is it needed?

We currently provide inaccurate version numbering information at https://releasenotes.secondlife.com/version_numbering.html

This needs to be updated to reflect new methods for both viewer and server.

Location: https://github.com/secondlife/sl-release-notes/blob/development/content/version_numbering.md

Test Plan

Validate the contents of https://releasenotes.secondlife.com/version_numbering.html

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start with content/version_numbering.md and compare it with the published version_numbering.html page. Update the documentation to reflect the 2026 version-numbering methods for both viewer and server, then validate the contents of the published page as described in the test plan.

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Assessment

Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
68/100

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