From 69b3367f6c987b36b98937d8f446f75c5dbc000a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Felipe Contreras Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2021 14:11:09 +0000 Subject: 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 Signed-off-by: Felipe Contreras Signed-off-by: Derrick Stolee Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano --- Documentation/SubmittingPatches | 5 ++--- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) (limited to 'Documentation/SubmittingPatches') 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. -- cgit v1.2.3