Docs: Explain the stable releases better in README.

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      - Z is the revision. This has different meaning for stable and
        unstable releases:
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          * Stable: Z is incremented when bugs get fixed without adding
-            any new features.
+            any new features. This is intended to be convenient for
+            downstream distributors that want bug fixes but don't want
+            any new features to minimize the risk of introducing new bugs.
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          * Unstable: Z is just a counter. API or ABI of features added
            in earlier unstable releases having the same X.Y may break.