{section: Active source code release branches, or where should my code go?}
 
 
-*: Code that implements new features or non-urgent bug fixes, aka code targeted for v7.9.x, should go into branch *master*.
+*: {strike}Code that implements new features or non-urgent bug fixes, aka code targeted for v8.0.1, should go into branch *master*.{endstrike}
 
-*:Urgent bug fixes go into *V7_9_6-branch, but only with permission of the wrangler*. They should then be merged into *master*.
+*: Code that implements new features should stay in work branches until after the 8.0.0 release branch has been created.  You _should_ be working on stabilizing 8.0.0 rather than new features!
 
-*: Serious bug fixes to stable series features should go into *V7_8-branch*. _ALL COMMITS TO A STABLE BRANCH {wiki: PerformingCodeReviews MUST BE CODE REVIEWED}_ - the ticket should show who did the code review. {strike}Commits should then be merged into *V7_9_6-branch* with permission of the wranger,{endstrike} and/or *master*, as above.
+*:{strike}Urgent bug fixes go into *V7_9_6-branch, but only with permission of the wrangler*. They should then be merged into *master*.{endstrike}
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+*: Serious bug fixes to stable series features should go into *V7_8-branch*. _ALL COMMITS TO A STABLE BRANCH {wiki: PerformingCodeReviews MUST BE CODE REVIEWED}_ - the ticket should show who did the code review. Commits should then be merged into {strike}*V7_9_6-branch* with permission of the wranger,and/or {endstrike} *master*, as above.
 
 *: {strike}Very Very Urgent bug fixes to old features might go into *V7_8_9-branch*, but only with permission from the wrangler, and merge from there into *V7_8-branch*, following rules above.{endstrike}