RFC: no automatic updates of packages with major version change

We want to define a "major version number change" as a change of the
first digit of the version number, such that 1.1.1 -> 2.0.0 is a major
change, while 1.1.1 -> 1.2.0 is not. An exception will be that a move
from 0.x to 1.x is no major change (because the 0.x series is read as
"working towards 1.0").

While R could set whatever standards it likes for package numbers I think
it's asking for trouble to require no API changes before version 1.0 (as
grid illustrates)

	-thomas

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