releases: Update release cadence

Update release doc to mention that patch releases are not made
every 3 weeks, while minor releases are made every 12 weeks now.

Signed-off-by: Archana Shinde <archana.m.shinde@intel.com>
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Archana Shinde 2020-02-19 17:53:18 -08:00
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@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ stable and master. While this is not in place currently, it should be considered
### Patch releases ### Patch releases
Releases are normally made every other week for patch releases, which include a GitHub release as Releases are made every three 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 master. If there are no changes across all the repositories, no for the next `MAJOR` or `MINOR` is created from master. 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.
@ -94,8 +94,8 @@ If there is urgent need for a fix, a patch release will be made outside of the p
### 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 six week cadence. As the Kata Containers code base matures it is expected this will become running on a twelve week cadence. As the Kata Containers code base has reached a certain level of
a much longer duration. 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