Juan Gaspar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I don't know about that, my worse student is a 47+ year old > woman. named macaspac. she's so *!@#!!. I got this chill whenever I > see another woman in a Linux class. hehehe
<wry grin> I still firmly believe that gender has nothing to do with it, and you're far better off looking for signs of interest and geekiness. ;) That said, it's a sad truth that culture tends to discourage girls from taking computers seriously or thinking that they could hack it. (Or making it rather unpleasant for them to stay in - have you seen the profanity in many IRC channels? <wry grin>) Hmmm. -- Sacha Chua <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - 4 BS CS Ateneo geekette interests: emacs, linux, wearables, teaching compsci _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fully Searchable Archives With Friendly Web Interface at http://marc.free.net.ph To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
