From 0cbf15f69338caf3431d1bd38e8054a0477708cd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Minifree Ltd Date: Wed, 04 May 2016 23:24:12 -0400 Subject: tweak wording on git submission guidelines --- (limited to 'site/git/index.php') 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.

- Using your legal name is not required when submitting patches to libreboot. For reasons why we have this policy, read this article. 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 not required when submitting patches to libreboot. For reasons why we have this policy, read this article. 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 without a name, if you want or need to do that (instructions are provided on this page). Also, read this article. 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).

@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@

If you wish to use a different author name for the commit command, add --author="Author's Name <author's email address>" 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. If you wish to be anonymous (no name), you can also use Libreboot Contributor as your name, and noname@libreboot.org as the email address. We will happily accept anonymous contributions in the libreboot project.

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