doc: Try to improve the branching workflow.

* doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): Introduce the use of "-frozen"
branch names.
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@ -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.

@ -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@*