code: public static boolean isGE(String base, String other) {
          ComparableVersion v1 = new ComparableVersion(base);
          ComparableVersion v2 = new ComparableVersion(other);
          return v2.compareTo(v1) >= 0;
      }
docs: Checks whether other >= base
  
  @param base the base version
  @param other the other version
  @return <tt>true</tt> if GE, <tt>false</tt> otherwise