From 4ee6a549d5f4da183b56f5213b7aec980f6b7db9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Francis Rowe Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2015 11:40:38 -0400 Subject: git page: further emphasize that a name is not required --- (limited to 'site/git/index.php') diff --git a/site/git/index.php b/site/git/index.php index f86af09..325d33d 100644 --- a/site/git/index.php +++ b/site/git/index.php @@ -79,7 +79,11 @@

General guidelines for submitting patches #guidelines

- Using your legal name is not required. For reasons why we have this policy, read this article. You can use an assumed name, or your company name (if you have a company), if you want. 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. + 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. +

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+ 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 an assumed name, or your company name (if you have a company), if you want. 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 common in literature. You can also submit patches without a name, if you want (instructions are detailed on this page).

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