Package: debian-handbook Version: 6.0+20121031 Severity: normal Dear Maintainer,
The Debian Administrator's Handbook uses male pronouns when referring to subjects using the system. The effects of exclusive language have been studied quantitatively in a range of fields. One example picked largely at random: http://gradworks.umi.com/33/52/3352854.html I suggest using 'they' and 'theirs' instead of 'he' and 'his' where possible. Some authors express concern that this is ambiguous as 'they' and 'theirs' are often used as plural pronouns. In this case, a short explanation of the inclusive language in the foreword can help. If you're accepting patches, I'm happy to sort this out. It'd be largely a sed script followed by spot-checking the diff. -- System Information: Debian Release: 7.2 APT prefers stable APT policy: (500, 'stable') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 3.12.6-1-ARCH (SMP w/2 CPU cores; PREEMPT) Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
