@github: Pull requests are easier to open than ever, but every review still takes human effort. Introducing pull request limits:…

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GitHub introduces pull request limits, allowing maintainers to cap open PRs from contributors without write access, with a bypass list for trusted contributors.

Pull requests are easier to open than ever, but every review still takes human effort. Introducing pull request limits: maintainers can cap how many open PRs contributors without write access can have and set a bypass list for trusted contributors. More signal, less queue https://t.co/LmxtwmKLPz

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Pull requests are easier to open than ever, but every review still takes human effort.

Introducing pull request limits: maintainers can cap how many open PRs contributors without write access can have and set a bypass list for trusted contributors.

More signal, less queue https://t.co/LmxtwmKLPz

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