While we've stuck to the pattern of naming our release branches as
"tp<version>" as in:

tp33 = 3.3.x

I think we should consider renaming to something more recognizable -
perhaps:

3.3-dev = 3.3.x

which I think does two things:

1. pushes the the development branches to the top of the dropdown in github
above all the JIRA feature branches
2. hopefully allows new contributors to realize that we have other lines of
development (more so than we do now at any rate)

The main impact that I can think of is that all existing PRs would need to
be retargetted. That's mostly a concern for older PRs that have been
hanging around forever (which should probably be closed anyway). I think
that if we go this route I'll either close, re-target or if a third-party
PR that's gone orphan but still has value I'll pull it to a branch of our
own and hold it there. Is there other impact to consider?

Assuming no objections or worries I'm not considering right now, I'll
proceed with this change next week.

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