On Thursday 20 June 2013 05:15 PM, Indranil Das Gupta wrote:
> @Aruna: Mailing list 'patch' delivered as promised I must mention > that Kaustav helped along hugely with his edits, inputs and > suggestions. Thanks! I did what I could.
I've deep personal reservations about the above. Women in general in India are tutored from their girlhood to be polite, to be subservient, to obey the authority (usually male). The words "Be polite. Don't get personal. Don't use unacceptable language" left AS-IS is likely to trigger a Pavlovian response of classical conditioning where the women may withdraw from pro-activeness or an equally opposite obdurate counter knee-jerk reaction. Personally I've seen that if I ask my wife not to do something, without explaining the rationale behind, she will, on purpose, do exactly the opposite :-D
+1
FOSS people and NON-FOSS people - that IMHO smacks of 'us' vs 'them' syndrome. If FOSS is to be way of life or at least provide a positive choice for people, such segregation while in the early stages may draw in people, is likely to drive a chasm between and splinter the group in later days. In that I agree with Mani's stand, just not her way or approach to it.
Agree. Existing contributors need to be careful about not alienating people who are trying to adopt FOSS by using the "us" vs "them" approach. The first step in welcoming new members is to stop any exclusionary methods and start being more inclusive. Show them that given the right tools and guidance, they can build up a system that can be customized to their own needs.
Thanks. -- Kaustav Das Modak, Designated Partner, CodeBinders Web Development Services LLP Web: www.codebinders.com Phone: +91.9874456551 _______________________________________________ WFS-India mailing list [email protected] Message archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: To unsubscribe, please login to your account at http://www.wfs-india.org/ and unsubscribe to the WFS-India list from your account settings. -- WFS-India - http://www.wfs-india.org
