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This is subject to being adjusted, allowing individuals to commit directly on non-controversial changes on parts they’re familiar with. +Try to plan ahead and avoid pushing several times in a short time +window. This reduces the likelyhood that others working on the same +branch will encounter problems when pushing. It also reduces the load +on services like @url{https://data.guix.gnu.org,data.guix.gnu.org} that +process each revision that is pushed. + When pushing a commit on behalf of somebody else, please add a @code{Signed-off-by} line at the end of the commit log message---e.g., with @command{git am --signoff}. This improves tracking of who did