From a3d32a18b88ba39c5d5bbf42b7eb0535895acda2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: crueter Date: Sun, 9 Aug 2026 02:53:16 +0200 Subject: [meta] Discourage profanity usage (#4239) I'm not into millennial humor, personally. Proactively removed as much profanity as I could grep. Signed-off-by: crueter Reviewed-on: https://git.eden-emu.dev/eden-emu/eden/pulls/4239 Reviewed-by: MaranBr Reviewed-by: Samuel --- CONTRIBUTING.md | 6 +++++- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'CONTRIBUTING.md') diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index 5129c4e84e..c09b1c3679 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -22,9 +22,13 @@ Eden is free, open-source, copyleft software, licensed under the terms of the [G - No LLM or AI usage, *period*, for patches, pull requests, issues, comments, debugging, brainstorming, etc. - For details on why, see the [detailed AI policy](docs/policies/AI.md). +- Usage of any form of profanity or otherwise unsavory language is generally discouraged. + - This is primarily because it rarely helps to actually understand what's going on. + - Remember that your comments should be focused and actually address what's happening. With very few exceptions, expletives are actively detrimental at best. - New code must follow the same general style as the surrounding codebase. Exceptions may be granted in certain cases. - Maintainers reserve the right to change your patches and pull requests at will. We will try to avoid this. - - You should respect all decisions made by the [code owners](docs/CODEOWNERS) in your particular subsystem. If you feel they are overstepping or are incorrect, don't be afraid to stand your ground! + - You should generally respect all decisions made by the [code owners](docs/CODEOWNERS) in your particular subsystem. + - However, if you feel they are overstepping or are incorrect, don't be afraid to stand your ground! Maintainers are not always correct. - While we do *not* adhere to the terms of a formal code of conduct, you will generally be expected to respect other developers, contributors, and community members. - You **must** have basic knowledge of [Git](https://git-scm.com/learn). Knowing how to manage your branches and follow proper fork policies is a necessity. -- cgit v1.2.3