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author | Francis Rowe <info@gluglug.org.uk> | 2016-01-05 14:51:06 (EST) |
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committer | Francis Rowe <info@gluglug.org.uk> | 2016-01-05 14:51:06 (EST) |
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clarify that programs are literary works
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diff --git a/site/git/index.php b/site/git/index.php index cdab39d..e2dfd18 100644 --- a/site/git/index.php +++ b/site/git/index.php @@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ <p> Using your legal name is <strong>not</strong> required when submitting patches to libreboot. For reasons why we have this policy, read <a href='http://geekfeminism.org/2012/09/29/quick-hit-how-git-shows-the-patriarchal-nature-of-the-software-industry/'>this article</a>. You can use a pseudonym (alternative name), or your company name (if you have one), if you want or need to do that. You can also submit patches <em>without a name</em>, if you want or need to do that (instructions are provided on this page). Also, read <a href='http://www.kalzumeus.com/2010/06/17/falsehoods-programmers-believe-about-names/'>this article</a>. Unfortunately, git appears to be stuck with these problems, when an author changes their name, and we don't have a concrete answer to it. - As far as we know, publishing your legal name isn't even required for copyright purposes; in fact, "pen" names are commonly used by literary authors. + As far as we know, publishing your legal name isn't even required for copyright purposes; in fact, "pen" names are commonly used by literary authors (computer programs are literary works). </p> <p> When submitting any kind of documentation, try not to use the terms him/her, she/he, his/her, or anything that is gender biased. <strong>Use their, they, them, those people, that person, and so on.</strong> <a href="https://gist.githubusercontent.com/0xabad1dea/8870b192fd1758743f66/raw/a230fa3438ce60c538dba31830fa88143245b719/singularthey.md">You are making a huge difference</a>. |