[eclipse-dev] Contribution to Neon Update Releases

["Daniel Megert" <daniel_megert@xxxxxxxxxx>]

For the Eclipse top-level project, we recognize
that the pace of software development has increased to the point where
feature work can not be constrained to one release per year. However, the
expectation of the community is that our Update releases will provide increased
stability and overall improved quality. To ensure that we maintain these
expectations, feature work to be delivered into an Update release needs
to be brought forward to the PMC for approval, as is done for API changes
(including additions). Only fixes and features that have been already working
fine in master for some time can be brought forward. Having the work first
in master and tested by the community before it gets backported, is our
normal workflow. In addition, any backport needs to be reviewed by another
committer.

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