Re: any women here?
On Mon, Apr 16, 2001 at 01:12:26PM -0500, will trillich wrote:
> 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....
But... What about all those romance novels out there? I have yet to see one
written by a male! Maybe all of us should start contributing to those, to give
them that much needed masculine touch.
:b
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