I hope we can put the whole "booth babe" debate behind us and return to our regularly scheduled advocacy of all things perl. Yes, Mistakes Were Made (tm). Yes, a lot of people were insulted on a handful of counts. Yes, some valid concerns were raised that will be addressed at future booths. I don't think these mailing lists were created to promote harmony between the sexes. I do think all of us who are guilty of spreading disharmony want to fix our errors and move on to the task at hand. I thank everyone who has highlighted these concerns. Here's a tidbit I received from brian about the issues at yapc: > i didn't hire Amelia based on her ability to attract people to her. i > hired her because she has excellent people skills (the priority), a > temperate stage personality, and can do the work without much help from > me. she did an excellent job on all counts, and even in the complaints > people have said so. > > [...] i made a mistake and it's my fault. tell people as much if they ask > about it. that's the official line - "brian messed up but he won't do > that again". however, Amelia will be at TPC and YAPC::Europe. we'll work > out the bugs as we go along. :) > > -- > brian d foy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Director of Technology, Smith Renaud, Inc. > 875 Avenue of the Americas, 2510, New York, NY 10001 > V: (212) 239-8985 I'm confident that the mistakes made at yapc won't be repeated. Following pudge's lead, I've said everything I want to say and now bow out of the discussion. Z.
