On Thu, 8 Apr 2021 00:26:57 -0700 Julian Hyde <jhyde.apa...@gmail.com> wrote: > Antoine, > > I need to correct your assertion > > > we develop on the side every day when we submit PRs from forks; > > it's just a matter of how much complexity is being submitted at once > > Intuitively, there seems to be a continuum between a PR developed within a > project to a major feature/codebase developed outside of it. But the ASF > treats these contributions differently, and requires the latter kind have to > go through the IP clearance process. > > You might wonder where the line lies. The policy [1] defines it as follows: > > > a substantial contribution that was not developed within the > > ASF's source control system and on our public mailing lists
Well, a PR developed in a fork was not developed within the ASF's source control system. (and most PRs to Arrow constitute substantial contributions in my experience) Regards Antoine.
