Ok. So Infra replied and referred to an email on November 3rd which I somehow missed, indicating that it is indeed an ASF-wide temporary restriction.
+1 to liberty of options to contribute/commit and to temporarily keeping track of branches to delete in the Wiki. Regards, *Raúl Kripalani* PMC & Committer @ Apache Ignite, Apache Camel | Integration, Big Data and Messaging Engineer http://about.me/raulkripalani | http://www.linkedin.com/in/raulkripalani http://blog.raulkr.net | twitter: @raulvk On Thu, Nov 19, 2015 at 10:21 AM, Semyon Boikov <sboi...@gridgain.com> wrote: > +1 > > On Thu, Nov 19, 2015 at 1:07 PM, Vladimir Ozerov <voze...@gridgain.com> > wrote: > > > I agree that there is absolutely no problems of have multiple ways to > > provide contributions. > > > > If you are contributor, you can: > > - Provide a patch; > > - Provide a PR using GitHub mirror. > > > > If you are committer, you can: > > - Provide a patch; > > - Provide a PR using GitHub mirror; > > - Use branch in ASF repo and remove it in the end. > > > > ASF branches removal is temporary restricted by INFRA. As soon as it is > > enabled again why not using it? It is the easiest way to provide > > contributions and review them. > > > > On Thu, Nov 19, 2015 at 12:49 PM, Raul Kripalani <ra...@apache.org> > wrote: > > > > > Lads, > > > > > > It is not clear to me whether branch deletion is prohibited ASF-wide > > > (Dmitriy: "we *cannot* delete branches") or by express project request. > > > I've understood both things from the thread. So let's wait for INFRA to > > > clarify: [1]. > > > > > > Can someone please explain why we resort to Github in the first place? > > Was > > > it for CI integration purposes? > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > [1] > > > > https://issues.apache.org/jira/servicedesk/agent/INFRA/issue/INFRA-10798 > > > > > > *Raúl Kripalani* > > > PMC & Committer @ Apache Ignite, Apache Camel | Integration, Big Data > and > > > Messaging Engineer > > > http://about.me/raulkripalani | > http://www.linkedin.com/in/raulkripalani > > > http://blog.raulkr.net | twitter: @raulvk > > > > > > On Thu, Nov 19, 2015 at 9:34 AM, Pavel Tupitsyn < > ptupit...@gridgain.com> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > I'd like to add that there is virtually no difference between using a > > > > branch in original repo and a branch in your personal fork on GitHub. > > > > Merges and other operations work seamlessly between multiple remotes. > > > > Committers don't even have to create PRs (except to run a TC build). > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > On Thu, Nov 19, 2015 at 12:28 PM, Yakov Zhdanov <yzhda...@apache.org > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > But this leads to tons of garbage in repo and abandoned branches, > > etc. > > > > > > > > > > --Yakov > > > > > > > > > > 2015-11-19 12:19 GMT+03:00 Raul Kripalani <r...@evosent.com>: > > > > > > > > > > > As I said: "Pull requests make sense when outsiders want to make > > > > > > contributions." > > > > > > > > > > > > Committers with write access to ASF Git have no reason to develop > > in > > > > > > Github. > > > > > > On 19 Nov 2015 09:13, "Yakov Zhdanov" <yzhda...@apache.org> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > Disagree. This means none but committer can contribute. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --Yakov > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 2015-11-19 12:08 GMT+03:00 Raul Kripalani <r...@evosent.com>: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I disagree. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Code should be in the ASF infra. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Pull requests make sense when outsiders want to make > > > contributions. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The usage of ASF infra is not a mere formality. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Raúl. > > > > > > > > On 19 Nov 2015 08:57, "Yakov Zhdanov" <yzhda...@gridgain.com > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Guys, therefore, let's develop new functionality in > personal > > > > forks, > > > > > > > test > > > > > > > > on > > > > > > > > > TC with pull requests and then merge to apache git as > > described > > > > > here > > > > > > - > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/IGNITE/How+to+Contribute > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > We should create new branches only if this is really > > necessary. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > > Yakov Zhdanov, Director R&D > > > > > > > > > *GridGain Systems* > > > > > > > > > www.gridgain.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 2015-11-18 23:04 GMT+03:00 Dmitriy Setrakyan < > > > > > dsetrak...@apache.org > > > > > > >: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Raul, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ASF is currently prohibiting deletion of GIT branches > until > > > > > further > > > > > > > > > notice. > > > > > > > > > > Please add your branch to this Wiki page, so we don’t > loose > > > > > track: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/IGNITE/Git+branches+to+delete > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > > > D. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Nov 18, 2015 at 10:16 AM, Raul Kripalani < > > > > > ra...@apache.org > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Fellows, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm trying to push a branch deletion and the ASF Git > > tells > > > me > > > > > > that > > > > > > > > > branch > > > > > > > > > > > deletion is prohibited. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Has someone changed something? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [raul@~/Workbench/Source/ignite$] git push -f origin > > > > > > :ignite-1790 > > > > > > > > > > > remote: error: denying ref deletion for > > > > refs/heads/ignite-1790 > > > > > > > > > > > To https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/ignite > > > > > > > > > > > ! [remote rejected] ignite-1790 (deletion prohibited) > > > > > > > > > > > error: failed to push some refs to ' > > > > > > > > > > > https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/ignite' > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > *Raúl Kripalani* > > > > > > > > > > > PMC & Committer @ Apache Ignite, Apache Camel | > > > Integration, > > > > > Big > > > > > > > Data > > > > > > > > > and > > > > > > > > > > > Messaging Engineer > > > > > > > > > > > http://about.me/raulkripalani | > > > > > > > > > http://www.linkedin.com/in/raulkripalani > > > > > > > > > > > http://blog.raulkr.net | twitter: @raulvk > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > -- > > > > Pavel Tupitsyn > > > > GridGain Systems, Inc. > > > > www.gridgain.com > > > > > > > > > >
