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<h2 id="guidelines">General guidelines for submitting patches <span class="r"><a href="#guidelines">#guidelines</a></span></h2>
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- Using your legal name is <b>not</b> required. 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 a company), if you want. 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.
+ Most people put their name on their work, for recognition, but the libreboot project does not require this. Some projects
+ (such as coreboot) require a legal name, which can be a problem 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 a company), if you want. 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, &quot;pen names&quot; are common in literature. You can also
submit patches without a name, if you want (instructions are detailed on this page).
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