Re: debian and women? from DWN #10
On 2004-03-25, Jaldhar H. Vyas penned:
> On Wed, 24 Mar 2004, Monique Y. Herman wrote:
>
>> She seems to be talking about a fear of being put down or treated
>> poorly for participating in a technical forum. This isn't a fear
>> I've ever had, but maybe I'm in the minority?
>
> No Monique you are in the vast majority. I inadvertantly caused this
> thread to explode by suggesting there is something wrong with a person
> who has such unsubstantiated fears. I stand by that statement. It's
> not that I don't sympathize, as a minority in several different ways I
> understand where it is coming from, but the insidious thing about it
> is that it makes self-confident women like you doubt themselves and
> the people around them.
Don't worry; just because I question myself (and others) doesn't mean I
doubt myself =) I have plenty of insecurities, but none of them have to
do with software or online communities. I seem to do okay in that
regard.
> Do not fear. Fear is the mind killer.
>
> (Now quoting "Dune" is the kind of nerdy behavior that's going to
> drive people away from Debian :-)
Now *that's* funny!
--
monique
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