Merge branch 'gemfile-development-guideline' into 'master'

Document "No gems fetched from git repositories" policy [ci skip]

See merge request !8818

doc/development/README.md

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 - [Frontend guidelines](frontend.md)
 - [SQL guidelines](sql.md) for working with SQL queries
 - [Sidekiq guidelines](sidekiq_style_guide.md) for working with Sidekiq workers
+- [`Gemfile` guidelines](gemfile.md)
 
 ## Process
 

doc/development/gemfile.md

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+# `Gemfile` guidelines
+
+When adding a new entry to `Gemfile` or upgrading an existing dependency pay
+attention to the following rules.
+
+## No gems fetched from git repositories
+
+We do not allow gems that are fetched from git repositories. All gems have
+to be available in the RubyGems index. We want to minimize external build
+dependencies and build times.
+
+## License compliance
+
+Refer to [licensing guidelines](licensing.md) for ensuring license compliance.