Change the release cycle to match actual situations (#16430)
* Change the release cycle to match actual situations * Update CONTRIBUTING.md Co-authored-by: zeripath <art27@cantab.net> Co-authored-by: Lauris BH <lauris@nix.lv>
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## Table of Contents
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## Table of Contents
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- [Contribution Guidelines](#contribution-guidelines)
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- [Contribution Guidelines](#contribution-guidelines)
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- [Table of Contents](#table-of-contents)
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- [Introduction](#introduction)
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- [Introduction](#introduction)
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- [Bug reports](#bug-reports)
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- [Bug reports](#bug-reports)
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- [Discuss your design](#discuss-your-design)
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- [Discuss your design](#discuss-your-design)
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- [Testing redux](#testing-redux)
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- [Testing redux](#testing-redux)
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- [Vendoring](#vendoring)
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- [Vendoring](#vendoring)
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- [Translation](#translation)
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- [Translation](#translation)
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- [Building Gitea](#building-gitea)
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- [Code review](#code-review)
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- [Code review](#code-review)
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- [Styleguide](#styleguide)
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- [Styleguide](#styleguide)
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- [Design guideline](#design-guideline)
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- [Design guideline](#design-guideline)
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We adopted a release schedule to streamline the process of working
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We adopted a release schedule to streamline the process of working
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on, finishing, and issuing releases. The overall goal is to make a
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on, finishing, and issuing releases. The overall goal is to make a
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minor release every two months, which breaks down into one month of
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minor release every three or four months, which breaks down into two or three months of
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general development followed by one month of testing and polishing
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general development followed by one month of testing and polishing
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known as the release freeze. All the feature pull requests should be
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known as the release freeze. All the feature pull requests should be
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merged in the first month of one release period. And, during the frozen
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merged before feature freeze. And, during the frozen period, a corresponding
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period, a corresponding release branch is open for fixes backported from
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release branch is open for fixes backported from main branch. Release candidates
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master. Release candidates are made during this period for user testing to
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are made during this period for user testing to
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obtain a final version that is maintained in this branch. A release is
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obtain a final version that is maintained in this branch. A release is
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maintained by issuing patch releases to only correct critical problems
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maintained by issuing patch releases to only correct critical problems
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such as crashes or security issues.
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such as crashes or security issues.
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Major release cycles are bimonthly. They always begin on the 25th and end on
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Major release cycles are seasonal. They always begin on the 25th and end on
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the 24th (i.e., the 25th of December to February 24th).
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the 24th (i.e., the 25th of December to March 24th).
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During a development cycle, we may also publish any necessary minor releases
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During a development cycle, we may also publish any necessary minor releases
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for the previous version. For example, if the latest, published release is
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for the previous version. For example, if the latest, published release is
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