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authorLeo Famulari <leo@famulari.name>2016-07-22 18:57:40 -0400
committerLeo Famulari <leo@famulari.name>2016-07-22 18:58:31 -0400
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Merge branch 'master' into core-updates
Resolved conflicts: * gnu/packages/scheme.scm: Conflict in import of (guix licenses). On master, "#:hide (openssl)" was used. On core-updates, "#:select (some licenses)" was used. The latter won the conflict. * gnu/packages/version-control.scm (git)[arguments]: Whitespace conflict in 'install-shell-completion.
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@@ -323,6 +323,12 @@ related to the hardware---e.g., use of different instruction set
extensions---or to the operating system kernel---e.g., reliance on
@code{uname} or @file{/proc} files.
+@item
+When writing documentation, please use gender-neutral wording when
+referring to people, such as
+@uref{https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singular_they, singular
+``they''@comma{} ``their''@comma{} ``them''}, and so forth.
+
@end enumerate
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