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 ### 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" 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 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. 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 ### Frequency
Minor releases are less frequent in order to provide a more stable baseline for users. They are currently 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 running on a sixteen weeks cadence. The release schedule can be seen on the
maturity, we have increased the cadence from six weeks to twelve weeks. The release schedule can be seen on the
[release rotation wiki page](https://github.com/kata-containers/community/wiki/Release-Team-Rota). [release rotation wiki page](https://github.com/kata-containers/community/wiki/Release-Team-Rota).
### Compatibility ### Compatibility