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Add section around backporting patches #1139
Add section around backporting patches #1139
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Signed-off-by: Vince Prignano <[email protected]>
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All changes must be code reviewed. Coding conventions and standards are explained in the official [developer docs](https://github.com/kubernetes/community/tree/master/contributors/devel). Expect reviewers to request that you avoid common [go style mistakes](https://github.com/golang/go/wiki/CodeReviewComments) in your PRs. | |||
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## Backporting a Patch | |||
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Cluster API ships older versions through `release-X.X` branches, usually backports are reserved to critical bug-fixes. |
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/lgtm
/approve
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Signed-off-by: Vince Prignano [email protected]
What this PR does / why we need it:
This PR is a follow-up from #1132. We add a new section in CONTRIBUTING.md that describes in which case we backport patches and some guidelines to follow.
Which issue(s) this PR fixes (optional, in
fixes #<issue number>(, fixes #<issue_number>, ...)
format, will close the issue(s) when PR gets merged):Fixes #
Special notes for your reviewer:
Please confirm that if this PR changes any image versions, then that's the sole change this PR makes.
Release note: