Our minimum version is now 0.2.9.5-alpha. Series 0.3.0, 0.3.1,
0.3.2, 0.3.3, and 0.3.4 are now rejected.
Also, extract this version-checking code into a new function, so we
can test it.
Closes ticket 31549.
Also reject 0.3.5.0 through 0.3.5.6-rc as unstable.
