Add packaging specification information (open-telemetry#145)

* Add packaging specification information Proposal to get Helm chart to 1.0 * Update specification/versioning.md Co-authored-by: Robert Pająk <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Robert Pająk <[email protected]>
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@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ reading by GDI repository consumers.
 - Instrumentation Library: A way to emit telemetry data from an application.
   Refers to `splunk-otel-<language>` repositories.
 - Maintainer: Someone responsible for the specification or a repository.
+- Packaging: Deployment method for a GDI repository.
 - Specification: A set of requirements for repositories.
 
 ## Notation Conventions and Compliance

diff --git a/specification/versioning.md b/specification/versioning.md
@@ -52,6 +52,12 @@ component MUST clearly be marked as stable.
 All components within a GDI repository MAY become stable together, or MAY
 transition to stability component-by-component.
 
+Different packaging options may exist for GDI repositories. Packaging MAY have
+its own GDI repository. For example, the Helm chart for the Data Collector
+exists in its own repository. Packaging that exists in a dedicated GDI
+repository MAY go stable even if components contained within the packaging
+are not stable.
+
 Once a component is marked as stable, the following rules MUST apply
 until the end of that component’s existence.