doc: Try again to the improve the branching workflow.

This is a followup to commit 175bea0ca4.

* doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): Distill the workflow to
its essence.
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@ -1087,11 +1087,11 @@ before they hit users, and to reduce the window during which pre-built
binaries are not available.
When we decide to start building the @code{staging} or
@code{core-updates} branches, they will be renamed with the suffix
@code{-frozen}, at which time only bug fixes may be pushed to them. At
the same time, a corresponding branch suffixed with @code{-next} will be
created to accept patches for the next cycle. Please ask on the mailing
list or IRC if unsure where to place a patch.
@code{core-updates} branches, they will be forked and renamed with the
suffix @code{-frozen}, at which time only bug fixes may be pushed to the
frozen branches. The @code{core-updates} and @code{staging} branches
will remain open to accept patches for the next cycle. Please ask on
the mailing list or IRC if unsure where to place a patch.
@c TODO: It would be good with badges on the website that tracks these
@c branches. Or maybe even a status page.