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diff --git a/doc/contributing.texi b/doc/contributing.texi index f167df067c..24f5cafe06 100644 --- a/doc/contributing.texi +++ b/doc/contributing.texi @@ -1086,10 +1086,12 @@ everything has been successfully built. This allows us to fix issues before they hit users, and to reduce the window during which pre-built binaries are not available. -Generally, branches other than @code{master} are considered -@emph{frozen} if there has been a recent evaluation, or there is a -corresponding @code{-next} branch. Please ask on the mailing list or -IRC if unsure where to place a patch. +When we decide to start building the @code{staging} or +@code{core-updates} branches, they will be renamed with the suffix +@code{-frozen}, at which time only bug fixes may be pushed to them. At +the same time, a corresponding branch suffixed with @code{-next} will be +created to accept patches for the next cycle. Please ask on the mailing +list or IRC if unsure where to place a patch. @c TODO: It would be good with badges on the website that tracks these @c branches. Or maybe even a status page. diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 7d18703283..8944f5129d 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Copyright @copyright{} 2014, 2015, 2016 Alex Kost@* Copyright @copyright{} 2015, 2016 Mathieu Lirzin@* Copyright @copyright{} 2014 Pierre-Antoine Rault@* Copyright @copyright{} 2015 Taylan Ulrich Bayırlı/Kammer@* -Copyright @copyright{} 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020 Leo Famulari@* +Copyright @copyright{} 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021 Leo Famulari@* Copyright @copyright{} 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 Ricardo Wurmus@* Copyright @copyright{} 2016 Ben Woodcroft@* Copyright @copyright{} 2016, 2017, 2018 Chris Marusich@* |