docs: RELEASE.md

Creating the /docs directory which will contain all project related
documentation and will also host the projects github based website
in the future.

Adding RELEASE.md which is a document that outlines the release process.

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+# Conducting A Successful Release
+This documents should contain the necessary steps to conduct a successful release.
+TODO Harald,Daniel fill in every step required for doing release in their correct order.
+( Replace the sample steps with relevant actual steps ) 
+
+1. Add all items to NEWS (Should outline the step required)
+2. Update the contributors list in NEWS (Should outline the step required)
+3. Update the time and place in NEWS (Should outline the step required)
+4. Tag the release (version=05X && git tag -s "${version}" -m "dracut ${version}")
+5. Make sure that the version string and package string match(Should outline the step required)
+6. Close the github milestone and open a new one (https://github.com/dracutdevs/dracut/milestones)
+7. "Draft" a new release on github (https://github.com/dracutdevs/dracut/releases/new)
+8. Ensure that announcement was sent and reached the linux-initramfs mailinglist (https://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-initramfs/)
+9. Update description on dracuts lobby on gitter.
+9. Push commits to relevant branches (RHEL/SUSE)