Update release-loc-prod from live

.editorconfig

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ root = true
 insert_final_newline = true
 indent_style = space
 indent_size = 4
+trim_trailing_whitespace = true
 
 [project.json]
 indent_size = 2
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ dotnet_naming_symbols.static_fields.applicable_kinds   = field
 dotnet_naming_symbols.static_fields.required_modifiers = static
 dotnet_naming_symbols.static_fields.applicable_accessibilities = private, internal, private_protected
 dotnet_naming_style.static_prefix_style.required_prefix = s_
-dotnet_naming_style.static_prefix_style.capitalization = camel_case 
+dotnet_naming_style.static_prefix_style.capitalization = camel_case
 
 # internal and private fields should be _camelCase
 dotnet_naming_rule.camel_case_for_private_internal_fields.severity = suggestion
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ dotnet_naming_rule.camel_case_for_private_internal_fields.style    = camel_case_
 dotnet_naming_symbols.private_internal_fields.applicable_kinds = field
 dotnet_naming_symbols.private_internal_fields.applicable_accessibilities = private, internal
 dotnet_naming_style.camel_case_underscore_style.required_prefix = _
-dotnet_naming_style.camel_case_underscore_style.capitalization = camel_case 
+dotnet_naming_style.camel_case_underscore_style.capitalization = camel_case
 
 # Code quality
 dotnet_style_readonly_field = true:suggestion
@@ -199,5 +200,11 @@ indent_size = 2
 # Shell scripts
 [*.sh]
 end_of_line = lf
+
 [*.{cmd, bat}]
 end_of_line = crlf
+
+# Markdown files
+[*.md]
+ # Double trailing spaces can be used for BR tags, and other instances are enforced by Markdownlint
+trim_trailing_whitespace = false

.github/CODEOWNERS

@@ -1,218 +1,3 @@
-# Lines starting with '#' are comments.
-# Each line is a file pattern followed by one or more owners.
+# DO NOT OVERWRITE THIS EMPTY FILE.
 
-# More details are here: https://help.github.com/articles/about-codeowners/
-
-# The '*' pattern is global owners.
-
-*    @dotnet/docs
-
-# Order is important. The last matching pattern has the most precedence.
-# The folders are ordered as follows:
-# . Guides
-# . .NET Core sections
-# . .NET Framework sections
-# . .NET Standard
-# . Architecture e-books
-
-# In each subsection, folders are order first by depth, then alphabetically.
-# This should make it easy to add new rules without breaking existing ones.
-
-######## API landing page ###########
-/api/ @dotnet/docs
-
-############ What's new ###############
-/docs/whats-new/ @billwagner
-
-############ Guides ################
-# .NET Core
-/docs/core/ @dotnet/docs
-
-# .NET Framework
-/docs/framework/ @dotnet/docs
-
-# .NET Standard
-/docs/standard/ @gewarren
-
-# The C# Guide:
-/docs/csharp/ @BillWagner
-
-# The F# Guide:
-/docs/fsharp/ @dotnet/docs @kathleendollard
-
-# The Visual Basic Guide:
-/docs/visual-basic/ @KathleenDollard @BillWagner
-
-# The ML.NET Guide:
-/docs/machine-learning/ @luisquintanilla
-
-# The .NET for Apache Spark Guide:
-/docs/spark/ @luisquintanilla
-
-# The .NET Architecture Guide:
-/docs/architecture/ @nishanil @IEvangelist
-
-# .NET Orleans
-/docs/orleans/ @IEvangelist
-
-# Azure Guide
-/docs/azure/ @CamSoper
-
-# Azure SDK package list
-/docs/azure/includes/ @dotnet/docs
-
-# IoT Guide
-/docs/iot/ @CamSoper
-
-# Includes files
-/includes/ @dotnet/docs
-
-############### .NET 5 ################
-
-# Code analysis
-/docs/fundamentals/code-analysis/ @gewarren
-
-############### .NET Core ########################
-# What's New
-/docs/core/whats-new/ @adegeo
-# Deployment
-/docs/core/deploying/ @adegeo
-# Diagnostics
-/docs/core/diagnostics/ @tommcdon @dotnet/docs
-# Extensions
-/docs/core/extensions/ @IEvangelist
-# Docker
-/docs/core/docker/ @IEvangelist
-# Install
-/docs/core/install/ @adegeo
-# Breaking changes
-/docs/core/compatibility/ @gewarren
-# Project SDKs
-/docs/core/project-sdk/ @gewarren
-# Config settings
-/docs/core/runtime-config/ @gewarren
-# Testing
-/docs/core/testing/ @IEvangelist
-# Tools
-/docs/core/tools/ @tdykstra
-# Tutorials
-/docs/core/tutorials/ @tdykstra
-
-################### .NET Framework ##################
-# App domains
-/docs/framework/app-domains/ @gewarren
-# Config - WinForms
-/docs/framework/configure-apps/file-schema/winforms/ @adegeo
-# Deployment
-/docs/framework/deployment/ @adegeo
-# Installation
-/docs/framework/install/ @adegeo
-# Migration guide
-/docs/framework/migration-guide/ @gewarren
-# Reflection
-/docs/framework/reflection-and-codedom/ @adegeo
-# Resources
-/docs/framework/resources/ @adegeo
-# Tools
-/docs/framework/tools/ @gewarren
-# UI Automation
-/docs/framework/ui-automation/ @adegeo
-# What's New
-/docs/framework/whats-new/ @gewarren
-# Winforms
-/docs/framework/winforms/ @adegeo
-# WPF
-/docs/framework/wpf/ @adegeo
-# XAML Services
-/docs/framework/xaml-services/ @adegeo
-# ADO.NET
-/docs/framework/data/ @mcleblanc
-# NCL
-/docs/framework/configure-apps/file-schema/network/ @karelz
-/docs/framework/network-programming/ @karelz
-# WCF
-/docs/framework/configure-apps/file-schema/wcf/ @HongGit
-/docs/framework/wcf/ @HongGit
-
-################## .NET Standard ##################
-# Analyzers
-/docs/standard/analyzers/ @IEvangelist
-# Assembly
-/docs/standard/assembly/ @IEvangelist
-# Asynchronous Programming Patterns
-/docs/standard/asynchronous-programming-patterns/ @BillWagner
-# Attributes
-/docs/standard/attributes/ @gewarren
-# Character encoding
-/docs/standard/base-types/character-encoding/ @gewarren
-/docs/standard/base-types/character-encoding-introduction/ @gewarren
-# Base types
-/docs/standard/base-types/ @adegeo
-# Collections
-/docs/standard/collections/ @IEvangelist
-# System.CommandLine
-/docs/standard/commandline/ @tdykstra
-# Data
-/docs/standard/data/ @gewarren
-# Data - SQLite
-/docs/standard/data/sqlite/ @bricelam
-# Datetime
-/docs/standard/datetime/ @adegeo
-# Design guidelines
-/docs/standard/design-guidelines/ @BillWagner
-# Events
-/docs/standard/events/ @IEvangelist
-# Exceptions
-/docs/standard/exceptions/ @gewarren
-# GC
-/docs/standard/garbage-collection/ @gewarren
-# Generics
-/docs/standard/generics/ @adegeo
-# Globalization
-/docs/standard/globalization-localization/ @dotnet/docs
-# I/O
-/docs/standard/io/ @adegeo
-# Library guidance
-/docs/standard/library-guidance/ @jamesnk @IEvangelist
-# LINQ
-/docs/standard/linq/ @dotnet/docs
-# Memory and spans
-/docs/standard/memory-and-spans/ @gewarren
-# Native Interop
-/docs/standard/native-interop/ @jkoritzinsky
-# Parallel programming
-/docs/standard/parallel-programming/ @IEvangelist
-# Security
-/docs/standard/security/ @IEvangelist
-# Serialization
-/docs/standard/serialization/ @gewarren
-# Threading
-/docs/standard/threading/ @BillWagner
-# What's New
-/docs/standard/whats-new/ @dotnet/docs
-
-################## E-books ##################
-# Blazor:
-/docs/architecture/blazor-for-web-forms-developers/ @danroth27 @IEvangelist
-# gRPC:
-/docs/architecture/grpc-for-wcf-developers/ @IEvangelist
-# Desktop:
-/docs/architecture/modernize-desktop/ @OliaG @IEvangelist
-
-################# Samples folder ##############
-
-## These have been pulled directly from the samples repo:
-
-/samples/snippets/csharp/ @BillWagner @IEvangelist
-# Visual Basic snippets:
-/samples/snippets/visualbasic/ @BillWagner
-# F# Snippets:
-/samples/snippets/fsharp/ @dotnet/docs
-
-# WPF folders:
-/samples/snippets/xaml/wpf/   @adegeo
-/samples/snippets/csharp/wpf/   @adegeo
-/samples/snippets/visualbasic/wpf/   @adegeo
-/samples/snippets/desktop-guide/wpf/   @adegeo
-
-/samples/snippets/winforms/  @adegeo
+# This file is intentionally empty in the live branch (only), so the whole world doesn't get tagged for review on main -> live publish PRs.

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/breaking-change.yml

@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 name: ".NET breaking change"
 description: Report a change in .NET that breaks something that worked in a previous version. Intended mostly for product-team use.
 title: "[Breaking change]: "
-labels: breaking-change,Pri1,doc-idea
+labels:
+  - breaking-change
+  - Pri1
+  - doc-idea
 assignees:
  - gewarren
 body:
@@ -18,12 +21,11 @@ body:
       label: Version
       description: What version of .NET introduced the breaking change?
       options:
-        - .NET 7 Preview 5
-        - .NET 7 Preview 6
-        - .NET 7 Preview 7
-        - .NET 7 RC 1
-        - .NET 7 RC 2
-        - .NET 7 GA
+        - .NET 7
+        - .NET 8 Preview 1
+        - .NET 8 Preview 2
+        - .NET 8 Preview 3
+        - .NET 8 (other)
         - Other (please put exact version in description textbox)
     validations:
       required: true
@@ -49,8 +51,6 @@ body:
       options:
         - label: "**Binary incompatible**: Existing binaries may encounter a breaking change in behavior, such as failure to load/execute or different run-time behavior."
         - label:  "**Source incompatible**: Source code may encounter a breaking change in behavior when targeting the new runtime/component/SDK, such as compile errors or different run-time behavior."
-    validations:
-      required: true
   - type: textarea
     id: reason
     attributes:
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ body:
         - Interop
         - JIT
         - LINQ
+        - .NET MAUI
         - Networking
         - SDK
         - Security