Using gitosis to specify permissions per branch?

Question

With gitosis, is it possible to specify write permissions so that users can push freely to branches with their own name, but not merge with the master? E.g. $USER/test1 .. $

Answer 1

Gitolite supports permission by branch or tag names quite well.

In the Pro GIT book, this section explains in detail how to set it up and configure per branch access right. Search "Config File and Access Control Rules" within that page.