steps I *MUST* perform when I release a package

docs/HOWTO-RELEASE

+Steps To Perform When Building a Public Release
+
+* "make distcheck"
+
+* ./maketgz
+ then upload the 3 curl packages maketgz created
+
+* update these files:
+  www/_download.html
+  www/_changes.html
+  www/_newslog.html
+  www/Makefile
+
+* commit the web changes
+
+* 'cvs commit'
+
+* 'cvs tag'
+
+* write the release announcement, including:
+  - changes / bugfixes
+  - other curl-related news
+  - contributors
+
+* mail release-announcement to curl-announce and curl-users