Bug#678712: developers-reference: Please make developers reference gender neutral

[Charles Plessy <plessy@debian.org>]

Le Sun, Jun 24, 2012 at 12:10:51AM +0200, Per Andersson a écrit :
> 
> To honour the recent vote on diversity [0] please make the developers
> reference gender neutral.
> 
> [0] http://www.debian.org/vote/2012/vote_002

Dear Per,

I think that our technical documents should be easy to read for non-native
speakers, and the modification that you propose mixes singular and plural forms
in a way that, as far as I know, is not taught to students who learn the
English language.  I personally find it confusing and do not feel that the use
of "he" implies that the maintainer must be a man.

Do you have example of high-proflile institutions in England or the U.S., that
recommend the use of "they" as you do ?

Have a nice Sunday,

-- 
Charles Plessy
Tsurumi, Kanagawa, Japan