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@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ Below we describe the contributing process to GitLab for two reasons:
Several people from the [GitLab team][team] are helping community members to get
their contributions accepted by meeting our [Definition of done][done].
-What you can expect from them is described at https://about.gitlab.com/jobs/merge-request-coach/.
+What you can expect from them is described at https://about.gitlab.com/roles/merge-request-coach/.
## Assigning issues
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ star, smile, etc.). Some good tips about code reviews can be found in our
## Feature freeze on the 7th for the release on the 22nd
-After 7th at 23:59 (Pacific Standard Time Zone) of each month, RC1 of the upcoming release (to be shipped on the 22nd) is created and deployed to GitLab.com and the stable branch for this release is frozen, which means master is no longer merged into it.
+After 7th at 23:59 (Pacific Time Zone) of each month, RC1 of the upcoming release (to be shipped on the 22nd) is created and deployed to GitLab.com and the stable branch for this release is frozen, which means master is no longer merged into it.
Merge requests may still be merged into master during this period,
but they will go into the _next_ release, unless they are manually cherry-picked into the stable branch.
@@ -202,6 +202,9 @@ you can ask for an exception to be made.
Go to [Release tasks issue tracker](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/release/tasks/issues/new) and create an issue
using the `Exception-request` issue template.
+**Do not** set the relevant `Pick into X.Y` label (see above) before request an
+exception; this should be done after the exception is approved.
+
You can find who is who on the [team page](https://about.gitlab.com/team/).
Whether an exception is made is determined by weighing the benefit and urgency of the change