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| author | Francis Rowe <fchmmr@minifree.lan> | 2015-10-29 23:20:32 (EDT) |
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| committer | Francis Rowe <fchmmr@minifree.lan> | 2015-10-29 23:20:32 (EDT) |
| commit | 8ed9d333d5eafa7f09e5019c1f862fa0e51a157f (patch) | |
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| parent | ff46b9798be86b38e92c1c1cfe31a6d53838400b (diff) | |
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git page: say alias, not assumed name. alias is understood better
Most people don't know what "assumed" means.
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diff --git a/site/git/index.php b/site/git/index.php index f063060..d36fbdf 100644 --- a/site/git/index.php +++ b/site/git/index.php @@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ (such as coreboot) require a legal name, which can be problematic for certain groups of people. </p> <p> - Using your legal name is <b>not</b> 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 an assumed name, or your company name (if you have one), if you want or need to do that. You can also + Using your legal name is <b>not</b> 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 an alias, or your company name (if you have one), if you want or need to do that. You can also submit patches <i>without a name</i>, 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. </p> @@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ <p> If you wish to use a different author name for the commit command, add <b><i>--author="Author's Name <author's email address>"</i></b> at the end. This - could be an assumed name, or it could be because you are submitting a patch on someone else's + could be an alias, or it could be because you are submitting a patch on someone else's behalf. <b>If you wish to be anonymous (no name), you can also use <i>Libreboot Contributor</i> as your name, and <i>noname@libreboot.org</i> as the email address. <i>We will happily accept anonymous contributions in the libreboot project.</i></b> </p> <p> |