> On 24 Mar 2016, at 02:24, Chris Douglas <cdoug...@apache.org> wrote: > > CTR is- and always has been- admissible in a branch. > > On Wed, Mar 23, 2016 at 2:11 PM, Steve Loughran <ste...@hortonworks.com> > wrote: >> Given that only one +1 is needed to merge a non-branch patch, he could in >> theory convert the entire branch into a single .patch for review. Not that >> I'd encourage that, just observing that its possible > > That might be correct. If the branch is exploring an idea and a single > patch is sufficient for review, then that's not exploiting a loophole > but developing in the open. If it's a cynical end-run around the > community, then the patch will be vetoed and the change reverted. -C >
Oh,I concur: but as we allow a single +1 for stuff done on, say, github, we've actually got a higher standard for merging in patches from forks within the ASF repo than there are from outside.
