("NN" represents the major version number of the new Emacs release)
will be cut from `master'.
-This phase is spent fixing bugs and eliminating undocumented new
-features on the "emacs-NN" branch.
+This phase is mostly spent fixing bugs and eliminating undocumented
+new features on the "emacs-NN" branch. Actually, the default branch
+for pushing any work in this phase should be "emacs-NN", except for
+new features.
In parallel to this phase, `master' can receive new features, to be
released in the next release cycle. From time to time, the master