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Clarify stabilization dates process for more predictability #12232

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Clarify stabilization dates process for more predictability
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Update docs/manual/developer/10_stabilization_phase.md
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Review and update the duration section
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# Stabilization Phase

Stabilization Phase starts on the last Monday of the first month of the quarter.

## Definition
A period of time before release, when the project is extensively tested and the only accepted contributions are fixes to issues discovered during stabilization testing.
New content, features, tests, or improvements are not accepted.
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## Duration
Current duration is set to **2 weeks**.
This duration is approximate.
Complications such as newly discovered major issues during this period might slightly prolong it.

The duration is tied to release cadence.
The more time between release, the more time for stabilization is needed.
Thus, the current 2 weeks stabilization is for release every 2 months.
However, stabilization period does not affect release cadence.
The longer the time between releases, the longer it will take for stabilization.
The two weeks period is in line with the release cadence, which is one release per quarter.

This duration for stabilization is approximate.
Complications such as newly discovered major issues during this period might slightly prolong it.
In these situations, changes in stabilization period does not affect release cadence.
Next release date will be the same as there would not be any prolongation.

## Exit Criteria
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