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diff --git a/site/git/index.php b/site/git/index.php index 5f5f8a1..6699d11 100644 --- a/site/git/index.php +++ b/site/git/index.php @@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ (such as coreboot) require a legal name, and this can be problematic for certain groups of people. </p> <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 + 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 any name of your chosinge, 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 (computer programs are literary works). </p> @@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ <p> If you wish to use a different author name for the commit command, add <strong><em>--author="Author's Name <author's email address>"</em></strong> at the end. This - could be a pseudonym (alternative name), or it could be because you are submitting a patch on someone else's + could be any name your choosing, or it could be because you are submitting a patch on someone else's behalf. <strong>If you wish to be anonymous (no name), you can also use <em>Libreboot Contributor</em> as your name, and <em>noname@libreboot.org</em> as the email address. <em>We will happily accept anonymous contributions in the libreboot project.</em></strong> </p> <p> |