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| author | Francis Rowe <fchmmr@minifree.lan> | 2015-10-29 23:27:32 (EDT) |
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| committer | Francis Rowe <fchmmr@minifree.lan> | 2015-10-29 23:27:32 (EDT) |
| commit | d97006e2656f99d89045010acaa88ec3700dd7a5 (patch) | |
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git page: say pseudonym, not alias
The dictionary definition of the word "alias" is quite harsh,
implying that an alias is somehow "illegimate", when it isn't.
The dictionary definition of "pseudonym" is far more generous. We
currently don't know of a better word to use.
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| -rw-r--r-- | site/git/index.php | 4 |
1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/site/git/index.php b/site/git/index.php index d36fbdf..70fd395 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 alias, 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 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 <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 alias, or it could be because you are submitting a patch on someone else's + could be a pseudonym (alternative name), 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> |