Release and packaging guide

The release section covers steps that move Ferrex from reviewed development work to packaged artifacts and stable channels. It does not add deployment, hosting, DNS, or secret-dependent automation.

Current release references

Page	Use it for
Flathub submission guide	Preparing the Flatpak manifest submission, creating the Flathub app branch, and post-merge maintenance expectations.
Crate README inventory	Package-facing crate README files that remain canonical for package consumers.
Project policies	Security, contribution, trademark, and conduct policies used during release review.

Source material still owned by the repository

• README.md lists core packaging commands and platform support.
• packaging.toml, dist-workspace.toml, flatpak/, and docker/ contain target-specific packaging configuration.
• CHANGELOG.md tracks release highlights and roadmap notes.

Promotion from dev to main remains a separate human-reviewed release decision.