fixes #6596

switch from ARC cache to a 2Q cache

fixes #6590 (potential non-OSS patent issue)

fix: spammy mock when testing

docker: update the docker image

* Explicitly switch to buster.
* Explicitly set the golang version (and use the latest patch release).
* Explicitly set the busybox version.
* Update the maintainer

github: update question template to avoid click throughs

github/action: actually run the action and fork it for security

github/action: add an auto assign action

ci: spit out junit reports from the interop tests

CHANGELOG: backport release notes fixes from the blog post

add release process graphic

ci: use executors

Also, use environment variables where appropriate.

feat: web ui 2.5.0

Add swarm key variables to container daemon

doc: update the release template

dep: update connmgr

merge changelog and bump version

require GNU make