doc: Add release process for github

Signed-off-by: Tom Hromatka <tom.hromatka@oracle.com>

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+1.  Update version in configure.in
+    a.  AC_INIT([libcgroup],[0.XX])
+    b.  Add an .rcY to the end, e.g. 0.XX.rcY
+2.  Build
+    a.  Run ./bootstrap.sh
+    b.  Run ./configure
+    c.  Run make check
+    d.  Run make dist
+3.  Tag the Release
+    a.  git tag -s -a -m "v0.XX.rcY" v0.XX.rcY
+4.  Push to github
+    a.  git push origin v0.XX.rcY
+    b.  Generate a checksum for the *.tar.gz and *.tar.bz2 and ...
+        sha256sum <tarball> > libseccomp-X.Y.Z.tar.gz.SHA256SUM
+    c.  Upload the zips and checksums to the github release
+    d.  Email libcg-devel about the new release w/ the changelog
+        git shortlog v0.XX.rc(Y-1)..v0.XX.rcY
+5.  Verify continuous integration passes
+    a.  Verify TravisCI, code coverage, etc. all pass
+    b.  If the CI checks fail, fix it, and go back to step #1
+6.  Fix issues identified as critical for current rc(Y+1)
+    a.  If any issues fixed, update the rcY number and go to step #1
+    b.  If no issues, go to step #7
+7.  Release Notes
+8.  Do steps #1 through #5 (except step #1b)