Merge pull request #245 from xexyl/guidelines-faq

Author: lcn2

faq.html

@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ <h2>Frequently Asked Questions</h2>
 
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 <h1 id="ioccc-faq-table-of-contents">IOCCC FAQ Table of Contents</h1>
-<p>This is FAQ version <strong>29.02 2025-11-29</strong>.</p>
+<p>This is FAQ version <strong>29.03 2025-11-30</strong>.</p>
 <h2 id="entering-the-ioccc-the-bare-minimum-you-need-to-know">0. <a href="#enter_questions">Entering the IOCCC: the bare minimum you need to know</a></h2>
 <ul>
 <li><strong>Q 0.0</strong>: <a class="normal" href="#enter">How can I enter the IOCCC?</a></li>
@@ -486,6 +486,7 @@ <h2 id="entering-the-ioccc-more-help-and-details">1. <a href="#submitting_help">
 <li><strong>Q 1.10</strong>: <a class="normal" href="#download_submission">Can I download my submission tarball from the submit server?</a></li>
 <li><strong>Q 1.11</strong>: <a class="normal" href="#del_submission">Can I delete a submission from the submit server?</a></li>
 <li><strong>Q 1.12</strong>: <a class="normal" href="#makefile_details">What are the detailed recommendations for a submission Makefile?</a></li>
+<li><strong>Q 1.13</strong>: <a class="normal" href="#github">May I use GitHub or other services to develop my submission?</a></li>
 </ul>
 <h2 id="ioccc-judging-process">2. <a href="#judging_process">IOCCC Judging process</a></h2>
 <ul>
@@ -1698,6 +1699,14 @@ <h4 id="the-clobber-rule">The clobber rule</h4>
 Makefile does not have a clobber rule, it will be flagged by <code>mkiocccentry(1)</code>
 (you may ignore this but it does put you at a risk of violating the rules).</p>
 <p>Jump to: <a href="#">top</a></p>
+<div id="github">
+<h3 id="q-1.13-may-i-use-github-or-other-services-to-develop-my-submission">Q 1.13: May I use GitHub or other services to develop my submission?</h3>
+</div>
+<p>While you may use your own git server or a publicly available service to develop
+your submission, we <strong>DISLIKE</strong> submissions that require it. What’s more,
+since it would possibly not be anonymous it would break the rules as you are
+<strong>NOT</strong> allowed to reveal who you are.</p>
+<p>Jump to: <a href="#">top</a></p>
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faq.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # IOCCC FAQ Table of Contents
 
-This is FAQ version **29.02 2025-11-29**.
+This is FAQ version **29.03 2025-11-30**.
 
 
 ## 0. [Entering the IOCCC: the bare minimum you need to know](#enter_questions)
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ This is FAQ version **29.02 2025-11-29**.
 - **Q 1.10**: <a class="normal" href="#download_submission">Can I download my submission tarball from the submit server?</a>
 - **Q 1.11**: <a class="normal" href="#del_submission">Can I delete a submission from the submit server?</a>
 - **Q 1.12**: <a class="normal" href="#makefile_details">What are the detailed recommendations for a submission Makefile?</a>
+- **Q 1.13**: <a class="normal" href="#github">May I use GitHub or other services to develop my submission?</a>
 
 
 ## 2. [IOCCC Judging process](#judging_process)
@@ -1644,6 +1645,17 @@ Makefile does not have a clobber rule, it will be flagged by `mkiocccentry(1)`
 
 Jump to: [top](#)
 
+<div id="github">
+### Q 1.13: May I use GitHub or other services to develop my submission?
+</div>
+
+While you may use your own git server or a publicly available service to develop
+your submission, we **DISLIKE** submissions that require it. What's more,
+since it would possibly not be anonymous it would break the rules as you are
+**NOT** allowed to reveal who you are.
+
+
+Jump to: [top](#)
 
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