title: Version vs Distrib number of MySQL
body: <p>Typing the</p>
  <pre class="lang-none prettyprint-override"><code>mysql --version
  </code></pre>
  <p>command in a Linux shell, I got the following:</p>
  <pre class="lang-none prettyprint-override"><code>mysql  Ver 14.12 Distrib 5.0.77, for redhat-linux-gnu (i686) using readline 5.1
  </code></pre>
  <p>The number 5.0.77 obviously refers to the known version number of MySQL. What does 14.12 mean?</p>
  <p>Is this documented/explained anywhere?</p>