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| author | Felipe Contreras <felipe.contreras@gmail.com> | 2021-06-15 14:11:09 +0000 |
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| committer | Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | 2021-06-16 11:25:09 +0900 |
| commit | 69b3367f6c987b36b98937d8f446f75c5dbc000a (patch) | |
| tree | 0e09e9f4c16702e4a839d6c9bc5ad8ef0e487de3 /Documentation/SubmittingPatches | |
| parent | 48bf2fa8bad054d66bd79c6ba903c89c704201f7 (diff) | |
| download | git-69b3367f6c987b36b98937d8f446f75c5dbc000a.tar.gz | |
doc: avoid using the gender of other people
Using gendered pronouns for an anonymous person applies a gender where
none is known and further excludes readers who do not use gendered
pronouns. Avoid such examples in the documentation by using "they" or
passive voice to avoid the need for a pronoun.
Inspired-by: Derrick Stolee <dstolee@microsoft.com>
Signed-off-by: Felipe Contreras <felipe.contreras@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Derrick Stolee <dstolee@microsoft.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/SubmittingPatches')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/SubmittingPatches | 5 |
1 files changed, 2 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches index 0452db2e67..1d9f06b798 100644 --- a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches +++ b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches @@ -370,9 +370,8 @@ If you like, you can put extra tags at the end: . `Acked-by:` says that the person who is more familiar with the area the patch attempts to modify liked the patch. . `Reviewed-by:`, unlike the other tags, can only be offered by the - reviewer and means that she is completely satisfied that the patch - is ready for application. It is usually offered only after a - detailed review. + reviewers themselves when they are completely satisfied with the + patch after a detailed analysis. . `Tested-by:` is used to indicate that the person applied the patch and found it to have the desired effect. |