doc: Clarify when branches are "frozen".

* doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): Provide a link to Hydra.  Add
section about freezing branches.
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@ -407,12 +407,19 @@ changes). This branch is intended to be merged in @code{master} every
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

@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ Copyright @copyright{} 2017 Carlo Zancanaro@*
Copyright @copyright{} 2017 Thomas Danckaert@*
Copyright @copyright{} 2017 humanitiesNerd@*
Copyright @copyright{} 2017 Christopher Allan Webber@*
Copyright @copyright{} 2017 Marius Bakke@*
Copyright @copyright{} 2017, 2018 Marius Bakke@*
Copyright @copyright{} 2017 Hartmut Goebel@*
Copyright @copyright{} 2017 Maxim Cournoyer@*
Copyright @copyright{} 2017, 2018 Tobias Geerinckx-Rice@*