I ran the numbers on the main repo: As of today, apache/solr has 251 open PRs from 48 distinct authors.
Five users have >7 open PRs, four of those are committers. So one affected user today. In the past 6 months, only two contributors would have been capped. Plus solrbot, that probably will need an exception, see https://github.com/apache/infrastructure-asfyaml/pull/135 Jan Høydahl > 15. okt. 2026 kl. 18:13 skrev Houston Putman <[email protected]>: > > +1 > > An elegant/easy solution to a current problem 🙂 > > - Houston > >> On Thu, Oct 15, 2026 at 4:44 PM Andrzej Bialecki <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> +1 >> >> Cheers, >> Andrzej >> >>> On 2026/10/15 15:20:06 Jan Høydahl wrote: >>> Hello, >>> >>> The Apache Infrastructure team has recently introduced a configuration >> option that allows projects to set a maximum limit on concurrent pull >> requests from external contributors—those without write access—while >> exempting committers. Details are available at >> https://github.com/apache/infrastructure-asfyaml#pull-request-creation-cap >> . >>> >>> I propose implementing a cap across all Solr repositories. This >> adjustment would better align with our review capacity and encourage >> contributors to prioritize existing submissions. >>> >>> I suggest a threshold of seven as an initial estimate. A potential risk >> is that contributors might submit larger pull requests to maximize the >> limit, which could reduce reviewability; however, we can address this >> through feedback. >>> >>> This message is not a formal vote, and I do not anticipate one. If the >> discussion lacks consensus, becomes contentious, or encounters significant >> resistance, we may initiate a vote to resolve the matter. >>> >>> Jan >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] >> For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] >> >>
