Well, it's not quite that easy. Foods that have been processed with added sugars generally aren't as healthy a choice, it's true. But simple carbs occur naturally in some foods that are part of a balanced diet. For example, most milk and other dairy products contain lactose, or milk sugar.
Sometimes a codeline or branch is primarily intended for a single person to perform a single task or series of tasks. In these cases it is common the prevent all users other than the codeline owner from checking-out (and in) files from the codeline.
You are a developer working with at least one codeline in a set of Multiple codelines. A Codeline Policy has been used to define policies for codeline checkin/checkout. Someone wants to do something to a codeline that its policy doesn't seem to address, or else the policy appears vague regarding this particular issue.