On Thu, Aug 16, 2001 at 03:34:22PM +0800, Paolo wrote:
> Why are there more boys/men/gentlemen then girls/women/ladies in any
> particular linux related list?
You may as well ask why there are usually more guys than girls on any list - or group
- that deals with technical topics, and what we can do about that.
For example, there's still that perception that Linux is a geeky OS suitable only for
techies (mostly guys, too). And since there's so much available for Windows -
Microsoft Office, Winamp, and the Sims, for example - why would a girl who doesn't
love (or even really like) technology get into Linux? Trying out Linux (usually)
requires a repartition, and the learning curve is admittedly steeper than Microsoft's.
That aside, I wish more girls would try this. =) It's not that they can't - just that
they probably haven't tried it out enough to like it.
Oh, right. And there's also that assumption that most - if not all - computers are
guys, when on the Net. Would you believe that some people assumed I was gay instead of
female from the way I type? ;)
> I may be a linux junkie but I'm no fish! Or an amphibian. ;-D
Rana. ;)
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