From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.8 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN,FREEMAIL_FROM, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EAA37C48BE0 for ; Fri, 11 Jun 2021 20:39:00 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [23.128.96.18]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D430A613C3 for ; Fri, 11 Jun 2021 20:39:00 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S230356AbhFKUk5 (ORCPT ); Fri, 11 Jun 2021 16:40:57 -0400 Received: from lindbergh.monkeyblade.net ([23.128.96.19]:51754 "EHLO lindbergh.monkeyblade.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S230387AbhFKUkz (ORCPT ); Fri, 11 Jun 2021 16:40:55 -0400 Received: from mail-ot1-x329.google.com (mail-ot1-x329.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4864:20::329]) by lindbergh.monkeyblade.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 70935C0613A4 for ; Fri, 11 Jun 2021 13:38:57 -0700 (PDT) Received: by mail-ot1-x329.google.com with SMTP id w23-20020a9d5a970000b02903d0ef989477so4368396oth.9 for ; Fri, 11 Jun 2021 13:38:57 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=date:from:to:cc:message-id:in-reply-to:references:subject :mime-version:content-transfer-encoding; bh=EhoYilDIeL5Shz2d2LJuDs8dA2UwvP/MgwN1aN73huo=; b=eyaLdhlpU/W7MdpVmDCa8Ght2L63BNAhl3Q/k/I/9pY9pDpUV4oKDkp3ZLZqA39zDP IJRDINOIoVh3o5WDlRxpGukQhY0mYxHIpOlmytRr9HGSd+CoIASK6bYDXOdgNqppAR/Y S2zuXznkhgCPZIWtiO2/BvOmiKrqqoxLEzqlZ7ar9KZg4pURJ3MiPwEUh3vhNIP+u7ey fDgeLM+pbqEJYizKXZWp125L99QXLRzh2pgzLQQ7qSCvDXSLLmvQLSo+cya/W9n1rktQ r6kWomj9hiIaEXbUzqcADeoPnOPNoU4t7QZgAgcUmSBQ9NiC7HDAYv3ZgBCoU8NsXWyo JrKg== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:date:from:to:cc:message-id:in-reply-to :references:subject:mime-version:content-transfer-encoding; bh=EhoYilDIeL5Shz2d2LJuDs8dA2UwvP/MgwN1aN73huo=; b=UkYkfszfkSm4LbIW0XIcBi8F4/bt9oA+FgU1czywT5VQCWodsx8C8HRslpvgXtuFmW hmbIFhohj2jTVzmn96ZbEQgCq1nJOocxrc/ZaAFuZA+hET0uqesUwZkxDWoa01PXAr9T lctQAsIcC3i9tKl2uxoSys0xUFPiqh3fJ2nwwaU7ug+5gUYduuou9UybJ80ViQpiXVMZ 7SW0vEhoVj/DTBvywrIMhGRVbXYMzvtHbmNVvM6AxtvgVRUFtwMioCpAxGIyvljAYk3/ PbvWXx9urcFGSdRTrvt55AlXdpt5HBB6iOMBuvJOAQShDPEaxUHLJH+MHzxyIRPZDP6R Jkzg== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM531cTdgoONuH4IQDGMthnXby8e2tq/CH0wZWtG/uAfFq8IKcYC/U pMgRkSpRV1hWq6k3KHdrB34= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJyYjf1fhyub5Fhgbdta0z0dl/+MtPZ2KLcIXOQthNrfh1JGvFGwVP1aQCi/ExPu+RwjGrvyaA== X-Received: by 2002:a05:6830:1b6e:: with SMTP id d14mr4596432ote.186.1623443936000; Fri, 11 Jun 2021 13:38:56 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (fixed-187-188-155-231.totalplay.net. [187.188.155.231]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id x199sm1370507oif.5.2021.06.11.13.38.55 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256/256); Fri, 11 Jun 2021 13:38:55 -0700 (PDT) Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2021 15:38:54 -0500 From: Felipe Contreras To: Derrick Stolee , =?UTF-8?B?w4Z2YXIgQXJuZmrDtnLDsCBCamFybWFzb24=?= , "brian m. carlson" Cc: Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget , git@vger.kernel.org, gitster@pobox.com, jrnieder@gmail.com, emilyshaffer@google.com, Andrei Rybak , Felipe Contreras , Robert Karszniewicz , Jeff King , "Kerry, Richard" , Derrick Stolee Message-ID: <60c3c9de3482c_8d0f208ab@natae.notmuch> In-Reply-To: References: <87a6nz2fda.fsf@evledraar.gmail.com> <87pmwt1dz3.fsf@evledraar.gmail.com> Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 0/4] Use singular "they" when appropriate Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Derrick Stolee wrote: > On 6/10/2021 6:58 PM, =C3=86var Arnfj=C3=B6r=C3=B0 Bjarmason wrote: > > The skepticism about this being needed at all isn't an opinion I hold= > > about software documentation in general, but about software in Git's > > problem space specifically. > = > A change that says "don't use 'he' and/or 'she' unnecessarily" is > important to encode as a project guideline so we can stop having > discussions about their use whenever they are introduced in a patch. That has historically never been a problem. And there's no need to make it a problem. > There is value in having this decision encoded, But such decision has not been made. And more importantly: there's absolutely no need to tie your correction patches to a change in the guideline. -- = Felipe Contreras=