GEODE-8949: Disable Merge until CI green
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+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+github:
+  description: "Apache Geode Native"
+  homepage: https://geode.apache.org/
+  labels:
+    - geode
+    - datagrid
+    - apache
+  features:
+    # To enable wiki for documentation
+    wiki: false
+    # To enable issue management
+    issues: false
+    # To enable projects for project management boards
+    projects: true
+
+  enabled_merge_buttons:
+    # enable squash button:
+    squash:  true
+    # enable merge button:
+    merge:  true
+    # enable rebase button:
+    rebase:  true
+
+  protected_branches:
+    develop:
+      required_status_checks:
+        # strict means "Require branches to be up to date before merging".
+        strict: false
+        # contexts are the names of checks that must pass
+        contexts:
+        - concourse-ci/build-rhel-7-debug
+        - concourse-ci/build-rhel-8-debug
+        - concourse-ci/build-ubuntu-16.04-debug
+        - concourse-ci/build-ubuntu-18.04-debug
+        - concourse-ci/build-ubuntu-20.04-debug
+        - concourse-ci/build-windows-2016-vs-2017-debug
+        # - concourse-ci/build-windows-2019-vs-2019-debug
+        - concourse-ci/clang-format
+        - concourse-ci/clang-tidy
+        - concourse-ci/rat-check
+        - LGTM analysis: C#
+        - LGTM analysis: JavaScript
+        - LGTM analysis: C/C++
+
+      required_pull_request_reviews:
+        dismiss_stale_reviews: false
+        require_code_owner_reviews: false
+        required_approving_review_count: 1
+
+      required_signatures: false
+
+notifications:
+    commits: commits@geode.apache.org
+    issues: issues@geode.apache.org
+    pullrequests: notifications@geode.apache.org
+    jira_options: link label comment