When making changes, please try to use short lines of text (< 64
characters). This makes it easier to use 'diff' to see the
-differences. (See discussion in <http://bugs.debian.org/278267>)
+differences. (See discussion in <https://bugs.debian.org/278267>)
Do not commit patches to the developers reference yourself unless
authorized to do so. Patches need to be finalized and common opinion
SVN access for other reasons.
+* Writing style
+
+Please use gender-neutral formulations. This means avoiding
+pronouns like he/she when referring to a role (like "maintainer")
+whose gender is unknown. Instead of you should use the
+plural form (singular they [1]).
+
+[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singular_they
+
+
* SVN
If you're interested in ongoing maintenance, once you've shown that
This manual is a part of the Debian Documentation Project (DDP).
Information about SVN access for DDP can be found at
-<http://www.debian.org/doc/cvs>.
+<https://www.debian.org/doc/cvs>.
If you just want to check out the current SVN version of this
manual to create patches against, you can use the following