On 5/1/05, Sonia Hamilton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hmmm... I kinda like seeing tech stuff on d-women, especially from other > women - it's encouraging. But I can see your point about d-mentors being > a bigger pool. > > What do others think?
I don't think tech talk is off-topic for this list, or that it should be discouraged. However, I do think that one of the goals of the Debian-Women project is to get women more involved with the Debian project, which includes helping them integrate into existing spaces and take advantage of the vast knowledge available within the Debian community as a whole. If someone feels that they are simply not comfortable asking their tech question on the standard Debian list for the topic, then of course it is better for them to ask the d-w list than to not pose the question at all. However, I would encourage people to at least check out the archives of the standard Debian list, to see if it might be a friendly/welcoming enough group that they could feel comfortable asking it there. Debian-mentors in particular is a polite community, where even FAQ-type questions like "how do i get bcome debian developer so i can get c00l @debian.org email addy?" are answered without flames ;-). - Colleen
