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

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Assessment

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

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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Description

enhancement stale

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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