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misc: Update warning about unstable branch in README

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@ -32,7 +32,9 @@ you have a *very* good reason to.
The `unstable` branch is unstable, and non-backwards compatible changes are made to it
routinely.
Use instead a [release](https://github.com/limine-bootloader/limine/releases).
Use instead a [release](https://github.com/limine-bootloader/limine/releases), or a [release branch](https://github.com/limine-bootloader/limine/branches) (like v1.0-branch).
Following a release offers a fixed point, immutable snapshot of Limine, while following a release branch tracks the latest changes made to that major release's branch which do not break compatibility (but could break in other, non-obvious ways).
One can clone a release directly using
```bash
@ -40,6 +42,12 @@ git clone https://github.com/limine-bootloader/limine.git --branch=v1.0
```
(replace `v1.0` with the chosen release)
or a release branch with
```bash
git clone https://github.com/limine-bootloader/limine.git --branch=v1.0-branch
```
(replace `v1.0-branch` with the chosen release branch)
Also note that the documentation contained in `unstable` does not reflect the
documentation for the specific releases, and one should refer to the releases'
documentation instead, contained in their files.