Re: ratio of male vs. female debian users

[Ivo Wever <I.J.W.Wever@student.tudelft.nl>]

Matthew Dalton wrote:
> Seneca wrote:
>
> > How do you think I feel when people assume that I'm male when they hear
> > what I do (with computers && electronics), and have to see their
> > surprise when they learn that I'm female. (so what if I like designing
> > circuits and programming in my spare (and not so spare) time)
>
> To be honest, most native English speakers wouldn't know whether
> 'Seneca' is a male or a female name. This has more to do with the
> assumption than your hobbies.
And if they have a clue, they probably remember one 'Seneca' in history, 
who was male
(though it was his surname, that would be the only association one has).

In retrospect, considering it ends in -a, it isn't to suprising it's a 
female name. ;)

--
Ivo



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