Split Backporting into "policy" and "guide"
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Description
As a follow-up to #1819:
It would be great to have two sections for Backporting: a policy document to explain what's required (main first, backport with the [3.x] prefix, what kinds of changes get backported where -- perhaps the Development Cycle page is a good place for this), and a guide for the practicalities & automation (tags, bots, cherry-picker, Git commands).
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Review the current Backporting material and the Development Cycle page, which the issue identifies as a possible home for policy. Separate the required workflow—main first, the [3.x] prefix, and what changes are backported—from the practical guide covering tags, bots, cherry-picker, and Git commands; done means both sections clearly cover their respective topics.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- git
- Domain
- documentation
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 58/100