Merge pull request #7843 from open-sausages/pulls/4/docs-blog-release

DOCS Blog on release process
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@ -152,7 +152,10 @@ main sets of commands:
If you are managing a release, it's best to first make sure that SilverStripe marketing
are aware of any impending release. This is so that they can ensure that a relevant blog
post will appear on [www.silverstripe.org/blog](http://www.silverstripe.org/blog/), and
cross-posted to other relevant channels such as Twitter and Facebook.
cross-posted to other relevant channels such as social media.
Blog posts should be prepared for each major, minor and security releases.
Patch releases, alphas, betas and release candidates usually don't need blog posts,
unless they're introducing important changes (e.g. for a new major release).
Sending an email to [marketing@silverstripe.com](mailto:marketing@silverstripe.com)
with an overview of the release and a rough release timeline.
@ -351,6 +354,9 @@ will need to be regularly updated.
* Post a release announcement on the [silverstripe release announcement](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/silverstripe-announce)
google group.
* Update the [Slack](https://www.silverstripe.org/community/slack-signup/) topic to include the new release version.
* For major or minor releases: Work with SilverStripe marketing to get a blog post out.
They might choose to announce the release on social media as well.
## See also