Merge pull request #3299 from fidencio/wip/update-stable-branch-strategy

docs: Update the stable branch strategy
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Julio Montes
2021-12-17 13:29:10 -06:00
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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