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2.5 months or so.
@end table
-All these branches are tracked by our build farm
-and merged into @code{master} once
+All these branches are @uref{https://hydra.gnu.org/project/gnu,
+tracked by our build farm} and merged into @code{master} once
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.
+@c TODO: It would be good with badges on the website that tracks these
+@c branches. Or maybe even a status page.
+
@item
@cindex determinism, of build processes
@cindex reproducible builds, checking