we're using this model - quite successfully - i'd say. our releases are infrequent and huge and release prep may take months (due to things like security audits

we're using this model - quite successfully - i'd say. our releases are infrequent and huge and release prep may take months (due to things like security audits by external reviewers). i don't see how we could do this with a simpler trunk-based model without blocking development for weeks.