On Fri, 2006-09-15 at 23:06 +0100, ana wrote: > Hi > > Adam Bagnall wrote: > > I was thinking earlier that as far as I'm aware the LoCoTeam has no > > female members. There must be some women in the UK who use Ubuntu?
Of course there are - I am another one. I found out about this unfortunately high traffic list via Jono Bacon's blog post which appeared on Ubuntu planet. I don't have very good internet access (long story) so can't use irc and keep my email subscriptions to a minimum. > Yes there are ... we are probably not often following this list? > > I've > > posted in the Ubuntu women section on the Ubuntu forums to see if I can > > generate any interest. > > Any luck? > > I'm sure some of you have converted > > wives/friends/sisters/girlfriends/daughters etc. who could get involved. > > > No, i'm none of those. Me neither! > > I'm sure that if there are women who need support for Ubuntu they would > > feel more comfortable meeting up with another woman. > > > Women who can offer support for Ubuntu also feel more comfortable > meeting u pwith other women if that is what it takes to meet with people > who do not automatically assume we need support :-p I get all my linux support online - of course I choose whether to declare myself as female - if I don't tell you you'd (hopefully) never know.. I've never had face to face linux support to know whether I'd feel more comfortable with a guy or a girl - I generally go on expertise etc. I doesn't bother me but I can imagine helping a woman could intimidate some young boys. > > I was also thinking that maybe it would be good to have a woman or 2 > > at the LinuxWorld booth to show that it's not just geeky men who use > > linux? > I could be there if you say where it is and if I feel invited enough ... > > /me awaits inevitable comments about booth babes . > > > > > what? Well quite.. I've posted on Jono's blog that I'll muck in with stalls etc if needed. Caroline -- ubuntu-uk mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk
