Update release expectations (#554)

Signed-off-by: Alexander Greene <[email protected]>

RELEASE.md

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 # Release Process for OLM v1
 
 ## Choosing version increment
-When making releases for operator-controller, version increments should adhere strictly to Semantic Versioning. In short:
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+The `operator-controller` project is in its initial development phase and has yet to have a Major release, so users should assume that breaking changes may be seen in Minor releases as defined [here](https://semver.org/#spec-item-4).
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+In general, the `operator-controller`` will only support Minor releases until it has reached a degree of stability and adoption that the benefits of supporting Patch releases outweighs the costs of supporting this release workflow. If a member of the community strongly desires a patch release addressing a critical bug, they should submit an issue and it will be considered on a case-by-case basis. 
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+In the future, the `operator-controller` will have a Major release in which we'll adopt the following Semantic Versioning guarantees:
 * Major: API breaking change(s) are made.
 * Minor: Backwards compatible features are added.
 * Patch: Backwards compatible bug fix is made.
 
-When a major or minor release being made is associated with one or more milestones, please ensure that all related features have been merged into the `main` branch before continuing.
+When a Major or Minor release being made is associated with one or more milestones, please ensure that all related features have been merged into the `main` branch before continuing.
 
 ## Creating the release
 Note that throughout this guide, the `upstream` remote refers to the `operator-framework/operator-controller` repository.