Merge pull request #776 from RavenProject/blondfrogs-patch-1

Add release checklist

Author: spyder46n2

release_checklist.md

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+**Steps to be performed before any Pull Request is accepted into the master branch**
+
+  1. Check PROTOCOL_VERSION in the following location: src/version.h
+
+  2. Check Ravend Version in the following locations: configure.ac, src/version.h
+
+  3. All unit and functional tests pass
+
+  4. Check PROTOCOL_VERSION in the iOS app located at ravenwallet-ios
+
+  5. Check PROTOCOL_VERSION is the android app located at ravenwallet-android
+
+  6. Check the Javascript stack (ravencore) for any block serialization or rpc changes
+  
+  7. Build release notes for all new features and bug fixes
+
+**If hard fork:**
+
+  1. Notify all exchanges, pools, and wallets of release of critical update
+
+**Post Release :**
+
+  1. Update ravencoin.org with correct popup version
+  
+  2. Update ravencoin.org with correct release download urls for each platform (Windows, Linux, Mac)
+
+**Build Process**
+
+  1. Verify that the release build doesn't say ***dirty*** in the commit message
+