Alan Lord wrote: > Emma Jane Hogbin wrote: >> When I use Ubuntu I feel neither common, nor like a man. It'd be good to >> keep the Ubuntu Ethos separate from common men. >> >> Thanks. :) > > "The Common Man" is a gender agnostic term - at least in my book anyway > (but I think I get your drift... "man") ;-) > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_man
It might be good to take a peek through the recent discussion on the term "Ubuntero": https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/launchpad-registry/+bug/272826 There are some excellent points about gender-neutral language. Especially in marketing -- when we are actively seeking new members -- this can be especially important and interesting. regards, emma -- Emma Jane Hogbin https://wiki.ubuntu.com/EmmaJane https://launchpad.net/people/emmajane -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing
