r1414: Adding an instructions file on how to prepare for releases

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+These are the instructions to follow before a release is finalized.
+
+SVN $Id$
+
+###################################################################
+
+1)  Use docs/datatools.php to export the default data store file (in docs/)
+
+2)  Use docs/datatools.php to generate the contents of install/default_data.php
+
+3)  Use docs/datatools.php to dump the current settings into install/settings.php
+
+4)  Run a "svn diff" between the templates on trunk and the most recent release,
+    storing the diff in install/templates/<OLD RELEASE - NEW RELEASE.diff>
+
+5)  Update the po/en_US.pot file using ISSO's makepo.sh.php tool
+
+6)  Move all the changes from docs/schema_changes.sql to an upgrade script
+
+7)  Test the installer to make sure it still works, and then test the upgrade script
+
+8)  Update the Blue Static tracker to ensure that the upgrade script works in a
+    production environment
+
+9)  Copy the contents of docs/changelog.txt to the bluwww site
+
+10) Update all the links on bluwww to point to the most recent download
+
+11) Update the bluwww playground/PRODUCTS.php record for this version
+
+12) Tag the version in SVN
+
+13) Export the tagged version to the Blue Static playground
+
+14) Update the Blue Static site from the latest bluwww
+
+15) Test the download links to ensure the sources are okay
+
+16) Tag the bluwww update in the repository
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