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Add some notices on handling release notes

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During the recent work on release notes I got some useful lessons on reno.
It is worth documented. (Note that they will be added to the reno docs
but it is nice to have it in horizon doc too)

Also adds a link to the release note section in the contributor guide
to the release note page so that developers can find information on
the release notes more easily.

Change-Id: I0c5bd5f5e70d6c1be4eb8f8e895312205177774e
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Akihiro Motoki 2017-08-02 23:43:55 +00:00
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@ -613,6 +613,16 @@ If the following applies to the patch, a release note is required:
* It is not recommended that individual release notes use **prelude**
section as it is for release highlights.
.. warning::
Avoid modifying an existing release note file even though it is related to
your change. If you modify a release note file of a past release, the whole
content will be shown in a latest release. The only allowed case is to
update a release note in a same release.
If you need to update a release note of a past release, edit a corresponding
release note file in a stable branch directly.
Horizon uses `reno <https://docs.openstack.org/reno/latest/user/usage.html>`_ to
generate release notes. Please read the docs for details. In summary, use

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@ -17,3 +17,8 @@
grizzly
folsom
essex
.. toctree::
:maxdepth: 1
Release Notes Howto <https://docs.openstack.org/horizon/latest/contributor/contributing.html#release-notes>