fix #10857: how to create a PR that changes the schema
Emphasise necessary of patch++ and discuss SQL upgrade scripts.
adjustments prompted by Helen's suggestions
Fix OMERO version number generation

- Fix a bug in the server upgrade page where the previous version number was
calculated to 5.-1
- Correctly parse the version numbers using semver.org conventions
- Define list of previous minor versions for each major version
- Do not import the re module globally
Restore use of the environment variable as the release number
Merge pull request #364 from mtbc/rebased/develop/trac-10857

fix #10857: how to create a PR that changes the schema (rebased onto develop)
Add explanations for the hard-coded get_previous_version function

Also wrap the error in an Exception() when previous version is undefined
Use tuples rather than lists
Merge pull request #366 from sbesson/version

Fix OMERO version number generation