From d7c640e00ea6b00733b7639d5c2c9410a977a77a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Francis Rowe Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2015 11:38:58 -0400 Subject: git page: clarify that no-name is also an option --- (limited to 'site/git') diff --git a/site/git/index.php b/site/git/index.php index a3e3cc8..f86af09 100644 --- a/site/git/index.php +++ b/site/git/index.php @@ -80,7 +80,8 @@

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. - As far as we know, publishing your legal name isn't even required for copyright purposes; in fact, "pen names" are common in literature. + 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).

When submitting any kind of documentation, try not to use the terms him/her, she/he, his/her, or anything that is gender biased. Use their, they, them, those people, that person, and so on. You are making a huge difference. -- cgit v0.9.1