>From aabf02ff399c9a20286c9ec2c2aa0ade15f59675 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: ng0 <n...@we.make.ritual.n0.is> Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2016 16:59:40 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 3/3] doc: Note on inclusive language for documentation.
* doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): New @item: Point out to use inclusive language when submitting any kind of documentation. This copies a section GNU libreboot uses in their `contributing' but changes the external document link. --- doc/contributing.texi | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/contributing.texi b/doc/contributing.texi index 323fcaa..7a7aacf 100644 --- a/doc/contributing.texi +++ b/doc/contributing.texi @@ -338,6 +338,12 @@ dependencies and small fixes. If you combine more than one example in one patch you get examples for what we understand as mixing changes. +@item +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 equal terms. +@url{https://notabug.org/ng0/pubdoc-backup-repo/src/master/singularthey.md, Guidelines for Singular They in Technical English by 0xabad1dea}. + @end enumerate When posting a patch to the mailing list, use @samp{[PATCH] @dots{}} as -- 2.9.1 -- ♥Ⓐ ng0 – http://we.make.ritual.n0.is For non-prism friendly talk find me on http://www.psyced.org SecuShare – http://secushare.org