__/ [ nessuno@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ] on Monday 01 May 2006 21:57 \__
> We need more women Linux advocates. Most of the "women" here are
> wintrolls, lately from yahoo.com.
No, that's just flatfish nymshifting. Sometimes, especially when threads are
crossposted, women from the Windows newsgroup voice their opinons as well.
Also see:
http://www.boston.com/news/education/higher/articles/2005/12/18/in_computer_science_a_growing_gender_gap/?page=1
It's not just Open Source. There is a general computer science apathy among
women. A 'hackers'-type community is even less welcoming.
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| ...they are more likely to be dissuaded from pursuing computer science
| if they are exposed to an unpleasant environment, bad teaching, and
| negative stereotypes like the image of the male hacker.
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Best wishes,
Roy
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