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Minor contrib docs improvements
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Bot-based backport to `${target_branch}`, triggered by a label in #${pull_number}.
* [ ] Before merging, ensure that this backport complies with the [Criteria for Backporting](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#criteria-for-backporting-changes).
* Even as a non-commiter, if you find that it does not comply, leave a comment.
* [ ] Before merging, ensure that this backport is [acceptable for the release](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#changes-acceptable-for-releases).
* Even as a non-commiter, if you find that it is not acceptable, leave a comment.

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nix-instantiate --eval -A lib.trivial.oldestSupportedRelease
```
The release branches should generally not receive any breaking changes, both for the Nix expressions and derivations.
So these changes are acceptable to backport:
- New packages, modules and functions
- Security fixes
- Package version updates
- Patch versions with fixes
- Minor versions with new functionality, but no breaking changes
The release branches should generally only receive backwards-compatible changes, both for the Nix expressions and derivations.
Here are some examples of backwards-compatible changes that are okay to backport:
- ✔️ New packages, modules and functions
- ✔️ Security fixes
- ✔️ Package version updates
- ✔️ Patch versions with fixes
- ✔️ Minor versions with new functionality, but no breaking changes
In addition, major package version updates with breaking changes are also acceptable for:
- Services that would fail without up-to-date client software, such as `spotify`, `steam`, and `discord`
- Security critical applications, such as `firefox` and `chromium`
- ✔️ Services that would fail without up-to-date client software, such as `spotify`, `steam`, and `discord`
- ✔️ Security critical applications, such as `firefox` and `chromium`
### Changes causing mass rebuilds
[mass-rebuild]: #changes-causing-mass-rebuilds