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===Pull requests===

Contributions to a source code repository that uses a distributed version control system are commonly made by means of a '''pull request''', also known as a '''merge request'''.<ref name="gitlab-merge-req">{{cite web|last=Sijbrandij|first=Sytse|title=GitLab Flow|date=29 September 2014|access-date=4 August 2018|website=GitLab|url=https://about.gitlab.com/2014/09/29/gitlab-flow/}}</ref> The contributor requests that the project maintainer ''pull''s the source code change, hence the name "pull request". The maintainer has to ''merge'' the pull request if the contribution should become part of the source base.<ref name="ossw">{{cite web|last1=Johnson|first1=Mark|title=What is a pull request?|url=http://oss-watch.ac.uk/resources/pullrequest|website=Oaawatch|access-date=27 March 2016|date=8 November 2013}}</ref>

The developer creates a pull request to notify maintainers of a new change; a comment thread is associated with each pull request. This allows for [[Code review|focused discussion of code changes]]. Submitted pull requests are visible to anyone with repository access. A pull request can be accepted or rejected by maintainers.<ref>{{cite web|title=Using pull requests|url=https://help.github.com/articles/using-pull-requests/|publisher=GitHub|access-date=27 March 2016}}</ref>