VOL-4840 - Tracking ticket for release documentation

conf.py
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  o Define more external link macros to shorten URLs.

Misc
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  o Re-create patch Ifa5009e78f85944c9b6ce2991bed86ae852fcd4b
     to re-sync with master -vs- resovle server merge conflicts.
  o Bulk copyright update.
  o Update more released version strings in the component dependency grid.

Change-Id: I71b7cfbaa3f52191d28e1d2164784e6ffaad86a1
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+VOLTHA Components: votlha-onos
+==============================
+
+voltha-onos is the last onos dependency to be released.
+
+Release Steps
+-------------
+
+- After all ONOS component dependencies have been released.
+- Clone the :vol-ger:`voltha-onos` repository.
+- Modify `dependencies.xml <https://gerrit.opencord.org/plugins/gitiles/voltha-onos/+/refs/heads/master/dependencies.xml>`_
+
+  - Update copyright notice.
+  - Update released version for each component.
+
+- Bump the VERSION file string
+
+  - :vol-ger:`voltha-onos/+/refs/heads/master/VERSION`
+  - This will release a new ONOS docker image.
+
+- `release_notes <https://docs.voltha.org/master/release_notes/index.html>`_
+
+  - Update all released component version strings in the grid.
+