[eclipse.org-committers] Raising the contribution limit

[Mike Milinkovich <mike.milinkovich@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

All,

I am sure that you are aware that the Eclipse Foundation has long had a 
policy that required that contributions greater than 250 lines of code 
required the creation of a Contribution Questionnaire, and a review and 
approval by the IP team.

I am happy to announce that effective immediately, the requirement for 
filing a CQ has been raised to 1,000 lines of code added. To verify 
whether a contribution requires a CQ, use one of the following git 
commands to check:

    If it's committed:  git log --shortstat
    If not committed: git diff --stat

These commands tell you the number of insertions(+), and deletions(-). 
If the total number of lines inserted (e.g. added) in a contribution is 
greater than 1000 (yes, this includes comments) then a CQ is required.

I hope that this both simplifies and clarifies the expectations around 
accepting contributions. The other in-bound contribution requirements 
such as CLAs and signed-by remain in place unchanged.

Thanks!

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Mike Milinkovich
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