docs: Document interaction Fixes tag and stable branches.
For the next time I forget.
Signed-off-by: Bas Nieuwenhuizen <basni@google.com>
Reviewed-by: Emil Velikov <emil.velikov@collabora.com>
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Thus, drop the line <strong>only</strong> if you want to cancel the nomination.
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+Alternatively, if one uses the "Fixes" tag as described in the "Patch formatting"
+section, it nominates a commit for all active stable branches that include the
+commit that is referred to.
+
<h2 id="criteria">Criteria for accepting patches to the stable branch</h2>
Mesa has a designated release manager for each stable branch, and the release