{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 v8.3.x, should go into a work branch for now. Please do _not_ commit new features into branch *master* until after the 8.2 release branch has been created. This will happen in late May, or early June.
+*: Code that implements new features or non-urgent bug fixes, aka code targeted for v8.3.x, should go into the *master* branch.
-*: Urgent bug fixes to developer release candidate go into *V8_1_6-branch, but only with permission of the wrangler*. They should then be merged into *master*. {linebreak} {strike}V8_1_6-branch is *frozen*, and requests to commit to this branch will probably be denied.{endstrike}
+*: Bug fixes and stabilization work for the next stable series should go into the *V8_2-branch*, it should then be merged into *master*.
-*: Serious bug fixes to stable series features should go into *V8_0-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
-*:: *V8_1_6-branch* with permission of the wranger,and/or
+*: Urgent bug fixes to developer release candidate go into *V8_1_6-branch, but only with permission of the wrangler*. They should then be merged into *V8_2-branch* and then to *master*. {linebreak} V8_1_6-branch is *frozen*, and requests to commit to this branch will probably be denied, check with gthain if johnkn is not available.
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+*:{strike} Serious bug fixes to stable series features should go into *V8_2-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}*V8_3_0-branch* with permission of the wranger,and/or{endstrike}
*:: *master*, as above.
+{endstrike}
*: If code needs to be reviewed before pushing, then you should use "git format-patch" to create a patch, and attach it to the ticket. If it's a larger change, you should put it into a topic branch instead.
