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docs: Add missing details to release lifecycle docs.

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- Clarify what we mean by supported ranges of Git versions.
- Document terminal app compatibility policies.
- Clarify that forks are an option on top of all supported Git
  versions.
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@@ -76,7 +76,8 @@ in a stable release.
some cherry-picked changes. This branch is usually delayed by one to two weeks
from `main` to allow for recent changes to be validated further prior to being
deployed to customers.
- You can also run [a fork of Zulip][fork-zulip].
- You can also run [a fork of Zulip][fork-zulip] on top of any of
these branches.
[upgrade-from-git]: ../production/upgrade.md#upgrading-from-a-git-repository
@@ -99,11 +100,19 @@ that lets you view the documentation for other versions.
## Client apps
Zulip's official client apps support all Zulip server versions (and
Git commits) released in the **previous 18 months**.
Zulip's official client apps support all Zulip server versions
released in the **previous 18 months**.
[The API changelog](https://zulip.com/api/changelog) details all changes to the
API, to make it easy for client developers to maintain compatibility.
The official client apps are designed to be compatible with
intermediate Zulip server Git commits between the oldest supported
server release and the current `main` branch.
This allows server administrators to take advantage of the ability to
upgrade to [Git versions](#git-versions) without breaking clients.
[The API changelog](https://zulip.com/api/changelog) details all
changes to the API, to make it easy for third-party client developers
to maintain a similar level of compatibility.
### Mobile app
@@ -135,6 +144,17 @@ users attempting to access the server with extremely old or known
insecure versions of the Zulip desktop and mobile apps, with an error
message telling the user to upgrade.
### Terminal app
The beta Zulip [terminal app](https://github.com/zulip/zulip-terminal)
is designed to support the same range of server versions targeted by
other client apps.
However, we do not support running old versions of the terminal app
against the latest Zulip server. This means that terminal app users
will sometimes need to upgrade to the latest version after their Zulip
Server is upgraded to a new major release.
## Server and client app compatibility
Zulip is designed to make sure you can always run the [latest server
@@ -148,8 +168,8 @@ versions of the mobile and desktop apps released in the last 12 months. Because
these clients auto-update, the vast majority of active clients will have upgraded
by the time we desupport a version.
As noted [above](#client-apps), Zulip's official client apps support all Zulip
server versions (and Git commits) released in the **previous 18 months**.
As noted [above](#client-apps), Zulip's official client apps support
all Zulip server versions released in the **previous 18 months**.
### Upgrade nag