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docs: Update the stable branch strategy

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On the last architecture committee meeting, the one held on December
14th 2021, we reached the agreement that minor releases will be cut once
every 16 weeks (instead of 12), and that patch releases will be cut
every 4 weeks (instead of 3)

Fixes: #3298

Signed-off-by: Fabiano Fidêncio <fabiano.fidencio@intel.com>
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@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ stable and main. While this is not in place currently, it should be considered i
### Patch releases
Releases are made every three weeks, which include a GitHub release as
Releases are made every four weeks, which include a GitHub release as
well as binary packages. These patch releases are made for both stable branches, and a "release candidate"
for the next `MAJOR` or `MINOR` is created from main. If there are no changes across all the repositories, no
release is created and an announcement is made on the developer mailing list to highlight this.
@ -136,8 +136,7 @@ The process followed for making a release can be found at [Release Process](Rele
### Frequency
Minor releases are less frequent in order to provide a more stable baseline for users. They are currently
running on a twelve week cadence. As the Kata Containers code base has reached a certain level of
maturity, we have increased the cadence from six weeks to twelve weeks. The release schedule can be seen on the
running on a sixteen weeks cadence. The release schedule can be seen on the
[release rotation wiki page](https://github.com/kata-containers/community/wiki/Release-Team-Rota).
### Compatibility