[BUG] develop-6.x.x is out of sync with 6.3.0 latest release

[duncdrum]

According to the contribution notes the develop-6.x.x is the main branch for ongoing 6.x development.

6.3.0 was released from the 6.3.0-branch but we haven't merged back into develop-6.x.x If we want to have a continuous history it should be merge.

[adamretter]

It should not be merged back. As I previously explained to you here and here, if you do that, you will loose context and history and drop some commits. It is a very bad idea to do that!

The part of the Contributing to eXist-db document that you sited was written by me and my team. It does not mention release branches (e.g. 6.3.0-branch) at all intentionally. That document is designed for Contributors and not Release Managers, its guidance does not cover this situation. The use of release branches are an exceptional circumstance (as evidenced by the fact that there have only ever been 5 of them in 20 years).