Documenting release numbering scheme

doc/install/release-numbering.md

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+### Mattermost Release Numbering 
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+Mattermost numbers its stable releases based on the following format: 
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+  `[Version Number].[Major Build Number].[Minor Build Number]`
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+Version Number:
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+- Indicates a major system release (e.g. 1.x.x, 2.x.x)
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+Major Build Number:
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+- Indicates significant new functionality, (e.g. 0.5.x, 0.6.x, 0.7.x)
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+Minor Build Number:
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+- Indicates bugfix/security releases (e.g. 1.2.5, 1.2.6)