From f62bccbf355d2f21e6d86b3af16811b4f2cacf7f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Francis Rowe Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2015 11:03:16 -0400 Subject: git page: mention "pen names" in relation to copyright --- (limited to 'site') diff --git a/site/git/index.php b/site/git/index.php index 86a5e8f..1ebd6ab 100644 --- a/site/git/index.php +++ b/site/git/index.php @@ -66,6 +66,7 @@

General guidelines for submitting patches

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.

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