Gerald Thompson wrote:
Jon Savage wrote:
Jon is right actually, the reason women get scared away from Linux and tech so much is because a large number of the guys act and post in such an arrogant and demeaning manner that they end up turning women off from participating.Yes and no. There are distinct gender specific differences that impact both how we communicate & how we learn. I'm not aware of a fedora specific woman's group but there is a virtual LUG- http://www.linuxchix.org/ (quoted from their web page): "LinuxChix is a community for women who like Linux, and for supporting women in computing. The membership ranges from novices to experienced users, and includes professional and amateur programmers, system administrators and technical writers."
There's also a HOWTO that is all about "how to encourage women in linux" on TDLP- http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Encourage-Women-Linux-HOWTO/
That is an interesting read, the fact that there's an actual HOWTO on this subject implies that there is at least a perceived need to be more inclusive (dare I say embrace) of women in the linux community.
Bests
Jon
Its the same for inexperienced users too, not just women, some of the Linux and technical community act extremely arrogant and we end up pushing away the very people we are trying to convince to join our community.
I actually read that Encourage-Women-Linux-Howto several months ago, I have to admit I am personally guilty of doing a few of the bad habits listed in that document.
I hope Kali and any other women posters to the group don't feel they have to split off and form a womens-fedora-list, I for one think that their input is important and it would be a shame to lose it.
Sincerely, Gerald
I can tell by the way Gerald types that he's a lady's man. Heh :) Hrm. I'll have to examine the HOWTO. I have nothing personal with women + linux (or tech even). Around here there seems to be a shortage of women that know what they're doing in the IT industry. Its really a shame too, because I know women are very creative, either in creating something or creating destruction / wreaking havoc :) (The saying goes..."if momma ain't happy, nobody's happy")
-Phillip
