But why is it satire? It makes a lot of sense for projects that don't want to commit to a stable API.

My favorite has become just making the version number the release date.

"Tell the user nothing" is your favorite system?

Especially, like, what if you release a bugfix for a significantly old version? Do you give it an up-to-date number? Do you not give it a number at all?

(Also I see a 581.2 on that page.)