Hi Vladimir, On 21.10.2025 15:56, Vladimir Sitnikov wrote: > What do you think of placing such branches to the fork repositories? > Is it worth having experimental branches in the main repository? > The mail subject does not clarify > > I guess it would be great to have experiments outside of the main > repository. > There could be PRs (regular or draft ones) for collecting feedback.
Using a fork works for me. My usual preference is to create branches directly in the `apache` repositories because it makes it easier for other Commons contributors to check out the branch without setting up additional remotes or using command-line Git/GH CLI commands. I understand that this can add noise to the `commits@commons` mailing list, though in practice it’s already quite busy due to Dependabot PRs. In projects that do not merge unreviewed commits (such as Apache Log4j), using branches hasn’t caused issues in my experience. However, you're right: using forks is a better way to ensure that at least part of the activity in Commons goes through review, and I’m happy to follow that approach going forward. Piotr --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
