Add instructions for making a new maint branch to EndOfLifeTor.md, and rename the file

When we stop supporting a tor release, we follow the instructions in EndOfLifeTor.md. But we don't have any instructions for a new maint branch or new release series.

Since the instructions are pretty similar, we should put them in EndOfLifeTor.md, and then find a better name for that file.

Nick will write up a pad, and then I will put it in the file.

Gaba, I think this could be a Sponsor 31 task, because it is about best practices.

changed milestone to %Tor: 0.4.4.x-final

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Child Ticket(s): #30839 (moved)

added 043-should actualpoints::.1 component::core tor/tor milestone::Tor: 0.4.4.x-final owner::nickm points::0.5 postfreeze-ok priority::medium resolution::fixed reviewer::teor severity::normal sponsor31-maybe status::closed type::enhancement labels

The pad is: https://pad.riseup.net/p/Q5K9Hnh8qjmXYHSvsmBb

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Saving the pad here:

Steps for starting a new maint branch

1. Ideally, do this immediately after a release.

2. Start a new maint-x.y.z branch based on master, and a new release-x.y.z branch based on master. They should have the same starting point.

3. Push both of these branches to the master git repository.

4. In master, change the version to "0.x.y.0-alpha-dev". Run the update_versions.py script, and commit this version bump.

5. Tag the version bump with "tor-0.x.y.0-alpha-dev". Push the tag and master.

6. Open tickets for connecting the new branches to various other places. Some of the children are https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/30835 are an examples of these tickets.

7. Remove practracker from the check-local Makefile target in maint-x.y.z branch only. Merge to release-0.xy.z but do not forward-port to master.

Finally, make sure this document is up to date with our latest process.

Part of #30839 (moved)

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Status: assigned to needs_revision
Parent: #30835 (moved) to #30839 (moved)

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Keywords: N/A deleted, network-team-roadmap-september added

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Milestone: Tor: 0.4.1.x-final to Tor: 0.4.2.x-final

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Someone else can do this in 0.4.3, or we can delay it to 0.4.4, and I'll have another look at it.

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I've done the best version I can for now at https://github.com/torproject/tor/pull/1739 .

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Status: accepted to needs_review
Actualpoints: N/A to .1
Milestone: Tor: 0.4.3.x-final to Tor: 0.4.4.x-final

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Thanks for updating this document. Sorry it took me a while to get to it, I have been a bit busy with Sponsor 55, Outreachy, GSOC, and feedback the past few weeks.

I have asked for a bunch of tweaks to the doc. I'm also happy to make those changes myself, and get you to review them?

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I've made the requested edits; sorry for the delay.

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Thanks for this change, I made some tweaks, and merged to master.

Here are the changes I made:

• resolved conflicts by ignoring formatting changes
• re-applied formatting changes
• tweaked structure to put "end" and "beginning" of life into second-level subsections
• included "disable practracker in hooks" as part of the "beginning" instructions

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Status: needs_review to closed
Resolution: N/A to fixed

closed

changed time estimate to 4h

added 48m of time spent

mentioned in issue #30839 (moved)

moved to tpo/core/tor#30917 (closed)