At 2005-08-22 10:30:29 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> Suggestions about what to do next:
>
> a) The talk idea was good - In fact, it needn't be one person coming
> down to talk on Gender issues on public mailing lists and/or take in
> perspective of the greater socio/political aspect.
After some thought, I'm not at all enthusiastic about another talk or
debate or whatever about gender issues and their greater context.
What would it accomplish? I can't think of anything useful.
No, I think it's imperative that people stop associating the idea of
encouraging women to participate with yet-another-talk about "how to
encourage women to participate".
I think we should try instead to figure out whom we can invite to talk
about something that doesn't just become a freak sideshow attraction.
(I have at least one idea, but I don't want to talk about it until I
can ask the person involved.)
What are women using Linux for? What interests them? If we talk about
those things, then they might be encouraged to participate.
> c) Changing, or rather adding to the guidelines of the LUG posting
> methods/rules.
Heh. I just noticed that the guidelines say:
"Be polite [...] No one minds a little sense of humour though."
:-)
-- ams
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