Bianca Gibson
bianca.rachel.gib...@gmail.com writes:
http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Encourage-Women-Linux-HOWTO/- it would also
apply to FLOSS in general. As some of the people in Melbourne Free
Software have accidentally (all with good intent) done some things
that are advised against I thought it
On 12/01/12 22:48, Bianca Gibson wrote:
Hi all,
I came across something while researching for Adacamp about how to
encourage women in linux
http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Encourage-Women-Linux-HOWTO/ - it would also
apply to FLOSS in general. As some of the people in Melbourne Free
Software have
Thanks Ben,
I think I forked this into two issues: gender equality, and the specifics
of that compliment without regard to gender.
Now, though, I see it more that these compliments are good for everyone,
and women are *right* to expect them and to be put off by how
unsupportive the community
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Cheers,
Andrew
OK,
Matt Giuca matt.gi...@gmail.com writes:
What I took as particularly demeaning was the notion that women, in
particular, need more of this style of compliment (which I took as
condescending).
What if that turns out to be true though? That, because of many
pressures and influences in specific
