docs: backport release notes for v7. Simplify release process.

Author: nodech

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 ## v7.0.0
 
-**When upgrading to this version of hsd, you must pass `--wallet-migrate=4` when
+**When upgrading to this version of hsd, you must pass `--wallet-migrate=5` when
 you run it for the first time.**
 
 ### Primitives

docs/README.md

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ HSD
 ## Links
   - [Install](./install.md)
   - [Configuration](https://hsd-dev.org/guides/config.html)
-  - [Release schedule](./release-schedule.md)
   - [Release process](./release-process.md)
   - [Release files](./release-files.md)
 

docs/release-files.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Releasing hsd and hs-client
 This document contains information about bundling, signing and
 distributing the files.
 
-`hsd/hs-client` is distributed through several platforms: `github`, `npm`, `brew`.
+`hsd/hs-client` is distributed through several platforms: `github`, `npm`.
 
 <!-- markdown-toc -i release-files.md -->
 
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ distributing the files.
       - [Minor, Patch](#minor-patch)
   * [Deploying to npm](#deploying-to-npm)
     + [Deploying latest version, minor and patches included](#deploying-latest-version-minor-and-patches-included)
-    + [Deploying support versions (previous and life-support)](#deploying-support-versions-previous-and-life-support)
-  * [Deploying to homebrew](#deploying-to-homebrew)
   * [Deploying to handshake.org](#deploying-to-handshakeorg)
     + [Building tarball](#building-tarball)
     + [Signing and upload](#signing-and-upload)
@@ -46,8 +44,6 @@ After you are [ready](./release-process.md) to publish files (for example
   - `git tag --force -s latest` - Tag `v4.0.0` as `latest`.
   - `git checkout v3.x.x` - latest `v3` version.
   - `git tag --force -s previous` - Tag latest `v3` as `previous`.
-  - `git checkout v2.x.x` - latest `v2` version.
-  - `git tag --force -s life-support` - Tag latest `v2` as `life-support`.
 
 #### Minor, Patch
   If we are updating minor/patch versions, regardless of the `major`, we
@@ -61,8 +57,8 @@ it will update `previous` tag. We will have full example with `major`:
 
 ## Deploying to npm
   Maintainer needs access rights to the npm repository. Releasing
-on npm by default tags the release with `latest`, so releasing latest
-and supporting older versions is different.
+on npm by default tags the release with `latest`.
+`previous` tag is not released on npm.
 
 NOTE: You can use `npm publish --dry-run` to see the details before actual
 release.
@@ -74,27 +70,6 @@ Major, minor and patch of the latest version deployment (for example v4.1.0):
 
 NOTE: `package.json` should have been updated in `v4.1.0` tag to `4.1.0`.
 
-### Deploying support versions (previous and life-support)
-Older versions can have additional tags for `previous` and `life-support`:
-  - `git checkout v3.1.0` - switch to the tag for the `previous` version.
-  - `npm publish --tag previous` - update appropriate npm tag for the release.
-or
-  - `git checkout v2.4.1` - switch to the tag for the `life-support` version.
-  - `npm publish --tag life-support` - update appropriate npm tag for the
-    release.
-
-NOTE: `package.json` should have been updated in `v3.1.0` tag to `3.1.0`.
-
-## Deploying to homebrew
-  To deploy to the popular MacOS package manager [brew][homebrew], you will
-need to create Pull request to the [Hombrew Core repository][homebrew-repo].
-Formula for the `hsd` can be found at `homebrew-core/Formula/hsd.rb`
-  - Update `homebrew-core/Formula/hsd.rb`. (e.g. [hsd 3.0.1][homebrew-update])
-  - You can check the steps when formula was introduced
-    [hsd formula][homebrew-new-formula] or review the
-    [Guidelines][homebrew-guidelines].
-  - Additionally double check if `nodejs` version needs update.
-
 ## Deploying to handshake.org
   Handshake.org website is hosted via github and can be found at
 [handshake-org/handshake-web][handshake-web]. Website contains easy to install
@@ -149,11 +124,6 @@ publish by itself, only generate files to review locally.
       release.
 
 
-[homebrew]: https://brew.sh/
-[homebrew-repo]: https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core
-[homebrew-new-formula]: https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/pull/51014
-[homebrew-update]: https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/pull/87779/files
-[homebrew-guidelines]: https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md
 [handshake-web]: https://github.com/handshake-org/handshake-web/
 [bpkg]: https://github.com/chjj/bpkg
 [hsclient]: https://github.com/handshake-org/hs-client