I think the only issue is that the middle digit needs to become a 'breaking change', the last digit anything which isn't, and the first digit should be left to

I think the only issue is that the middle digit needs to become a 'breaking change', the last digit anything which isn't, and the first digit should be left to the maintainer to increment as he/she sees fit. It seems like that's how most people care to use it, and it also bypasses the '0.x.x is special issue'.