From 4dd0693f6a638f472561347321ffe43f9c3596c0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sebastien Bourdeauducq <sb@m-labs.hk>
Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2016 19:40:30 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] add release notes/process

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 create mode 100644 RELEASES

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+Release process
+===============
+
+Maintain the release notes in this file with a list of new features and API changes in each major release.
+
+Major releases:
+1. Create branch release-X from master.
+2. Remove any unfinished features.
+3. Test and fix any problems found.
+4. Tag X.0.
+
+Minor (bugfix) releases:
+1. Backport bugfixes from the master branch or fix bugs specific to old releases into the currently maintained release-X branch(es).
+2. When significant bugs have been fixed, tag X.Y+1.
+3. To help dealing with regressions, no new features or refactorings should be implemented in release-X branches. Those happen in the master branch, and then a new release-X+1 branch is created.
+
+
+Release notes
+=============
+
+1.0
+---
+* First release