+1 while I have some quibbles with the process.... it is much better to have an agred well defined process than it is to have a constant debate about a perfect one.
I think the wiki should clarify the patch process for release branches. Personally I think that there are two processes: New Features: develop in trunk patch to current x.y branch captured in next x.y.z Fixes develop in x.y branch patch to trunk patch to current x.y.z (if NOT frozen yet). cheers