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any women here?



Robert wrote:
> This from debian-user:
> >       http://sourceforge.net/projects/newbiedoc/
> >
> >pick a topic that bugged you, and expose the basics for
> >tomorrow's newbie. (like me.) we need all the help we can get!
> 
> Will:
> 
> Like most places in GNU/Linux land, and IT in general for that matter,
> the project (newbiedoc) isn't getting "all the help" that it needs
> because: the help of women is lacking.  It's sad to see 1/2 the human
> race is missing, once again.  There are some women working on tech.
> projects here and there, but as we well know, it's male dominated.

True. Sad.

> Anyhow, that's a thought about "all the help we can get."  In the case
> of NewbieDoc, there may actually be a chance that the participation of
> women can be had from the ground-up.  That would be a coup.
> Unfortunately, I have no idea how one would go about reaching-out to
> the female half of the population, but it seems to me that NewbieDoc
> can do it since it's looking for newbies -- most other tech. pursuits
> are flooded with male experts.  Maybe NewbieDoc can gain some women
> newbies... at least I hope so.

That's not a bad idea. Women tend to have a more open-ended, inclusive
"take" on things than men do.

Ladies, join us at http://newbiedoc.sourceForge.net, and help make
Debian a kinder, gentler place....

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