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| author | Andreas Kling <kling@serenityos.org> | 2021-05-05 23:11:16 +0200 |
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| committer | Andreas Kling <kling@serenityos.org> | 2021-05-05 23:15:08 +0200 |
| commit | 88803b2e3424a5f197f57252c4bc1b7f7b635d96 (patch) | |
| tree | 2260b2147f9a40b0bba4fbf84e1dd311d18a904c /CONTRIBUTING.md | |
| parent | 0f89e47a1a7db411f5a9380aa5782b338ab80ea2 (diff) | |
| download | serenity-88803b2e3424a5f197f57252c4bc1b7f7b635d96.zip | |
Meta: Add "Human language policy" to CONTRIBUTING.md
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diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index 411fe420e3..774cb7681d 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -22,6 +22,18 @@ That said, please do file any bugs you find, keeping the following in mind: * No build issues (or other support requests). If the GitHub Actions CI build succeeds, the build problem is most likely on your side. Work it out locally, or ask in the `#build-problems` channel on Discord. * Don't comment on issues just to add a joke or irrelevant commentary. Hundreds of people get notified about comments so let's keep them relevant. +## Human language policy + +In SerenityOS, we treat human language as seriously as we do programming language. + +The following applies to all user-facing strings, code, comments, and commit messages: + +* The official project language is American English. +* Use proper spelling, grammar, and punctuation. +* Write in an authoritative and technical tone. + +Everyone is encouraged to make use of tooling (spell checkers, etc) to make this easier. + ## Code submission policy Nobody is perfect, and sometimes we mess things up. That said, here are some good dos & dont's to try and stick to: |