This is needed because people misunderstand the purpose of semver (IMNSHO). Semver is about the semantics of the software (it's in the name), so it's entirely

This is needed because people misunderstand the purpose of semver (IMNSHO). Semver is about the semantics of the software (it's in the name), so it's entirely about that software's interface (whether to the programmer via API, other software, users). It's not about the implementation (except perhaps the "patch" component). If you fix a bug that doesn't change the interface, then there's no bump to the semver. "Trunkver" is about the implementation, but in a semver compatible format.