Merge ns-3.44-release branch

RELEASE_NOTES.md

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 ## Release 3.44
 
+This release adds the zigbee module and otherwise contains maintenance and small feature updates
+to the existing models and build system.
+
+### Availability
+
+This release is available from:
+<https://www.nsnam.org/release/ns-allinone-3.44.tar.bz2>
+
 ### Supported platforms
 
 This release is intended to work on systems with the following minimal