Brings release timeline and github action changes from develop (#1597)

.github/workflows/main.yml

@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ on:
     - '.github/**'
     - 'doc/**'
     - 'release_docs/**'
+    - 'ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS'
+    - 'COPYING**'
+    - '**.md'
     
 # A workflow run is made up of one or more jobs that can run sequentially or in parallel
 jobs:

README.txt

@@ -67,6 +67,26 @@ use and configuration
     https://forum.hdfgroup.org/t/quickstart-guide-welcome-to-the-new-hdf-forum
 
 
+RELEASE SCHEDULE
+----------------
+
+![HDF5 release schedule](doc/img/release-schedule.png) 
+
+HDF5 does not release on a regular schedule. Instead, releases are driven by
+new features and bug fixes, though we try to have at least one release of each
+maintenance branch per year. Future HDF5 releases indicated on this schedule
+are tentative. 
+
+| Release | New Features |
+| ------- | ------------ |
+| 1.13.2 | VFD SWMR, Onion VFD, Selection I/O |
+| 1.13.3 | Multi-Dataset I/O |
+| 1.13.4 | Subfiling |
+
+This list of feature release versions is also tentative, and the specific release
+in which a feature is introduced may change.
+
+
 SNAPSHOTS, PREVIOUS RELEASES AND SOURCE CODE
 --------------------------------------------
 Periodically development code snapshots are provided at the following URL:

doc/img/release-schedule.plantuml

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+The release timeline was generated on PlantUML (https://plantuml.com)
+
+The current script:
+
+@startuml
+title HDF5 Release Schedule
+
+projectscale monthly
+Project starts 2021-01-01
+
+[1.8] starts 2021-01-01 and lasts 114 weeks
+[1.8.22] happens 2021-02-05
+[1.8.23] happens 2022-12-31
+[1.8.23] displays on same row as [1.8.22]
+[1.8] is colored in #CC6677
+
+[1.10] starts 2021-01-01 and lasts 114 weeks
+[1.10.8] happens 2021-10-22
+[1.10.9] happens 2022-05-31
+[1.10.9] displays on same row as [1.10.8]
+[1.10] is colored in #DDCC77
+
+[1.12] starts 2021-01-01 and lasts 114 weeks
+[1.12.1] happens 2021-07-01
+[1.12.2] happens 2022-04-30
+[1.12.2] displays on same row as [1.12.1]
+[1.12] is colored in #88CCEE
+
+[1.13] starts 2021-01-01 and lasts 104 weeks
+[1.13.0] happens 2021-12-01
+[1.13.1] happens 2022-03-02
+[1.13.2] happens 2022-06-31
+[1.13.3] happens 2022-08-31
+[1.13.4] happens 2022-10-31
+[1.13.1] displays on same row as [1.13.0]
+[1.13.2] displays on same row as [1.13.0]
+[1.13.3] displays on same row as [1.13.0]
+[1.13.4] displays on same row as [1.13.0]
+[1.13] is colored in #44AA99
+
+[1.14] starts at 2022-12-31 and lasts 10 weeks
+[1.14.0] happens at 2022-12-31
+[1.14] is colored in #AA4499
+@enduml
+