changeset 6737:a755bacaa725

docs/contributing: clarify that Kallithea now also has a stable branch
author Thomas De Schampheleire <thomas.de.schampheleire@gmail.com>
date Wed, 28 Jun 2017 21:26:21 +0200
parents 1daec1628e0b
children ffb70a338ce1
files docs/contributing.rst
diffstat 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) [+]
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--- a/docs/contributing.rst	Wed Jun 28 21:24:54 2017 +0200
+++ b/docs/contributing.rst	Wed Jun 28 21:26:21 2017 +0200
@@ -183,9 +183,11 @@
 one other core developer before pushing. Obvious non-controversial changes will
 be handled more casually.
 
-For now we just have one official branch ("default") and will keep it so stable
-that it can be (and is) used in production. Experimental changes should live
-elsewhere (for example in a pull request) until they are ready.
+There is a main development branch ("default") which is generally stable so that
+it can be (and is) used in production. There is also a "stable" branch that is
+almost exclusively reserved for bug fixes or trivial changes. Experimental
+changes should live elsewhere (for example in a pull request) until they are
+ready.
 
 .. _coding-guidelines: