discuss: new HOWTO: Women in Linux HOWTO.
Subject:
Re: new HOWTO: Women in Linux HOWTO.
From:
Glen Mehn ####@####.####
Date:
5 Nov 2002 04:56:12 -0000
Message-Id: <3DC7507C.8050600@burningman.com>
David Merrill wrote:
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>On Monday 04 November 2002 01:34, Hugo van der Kooij wrote:
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>>David: could you get some direct advise from the LinuxChix community so
>>we may use their view as a guideline?
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>I think the HOWTO Encourage Women in Linux *is* their direct advice. It is
>the result of much discussion among the LinuxChix community.
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And it might (as it apparently did) make some men in IT (and the open
source community) a bit uncomfortable-- *I* know *I*'ve made sexist
remarks, jokes, etc. to those I work with and respect, and it's not OK.
I'd like to thank the linuxchix community for creating the HOWTO in the
first place.
I'd like to ask anyone who thinks it's "too one-sided" to let someone
else read it, with them in mind. Preferably someone that they'll listen
to, and who'll give them their honest opinion. I suspect that they'll be
somewhat surprised.
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>BTW, expect to see a revised version, which addresses some concerns raised
>by readers -- that is too male-bashing, among other things.
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I'm off to read it now!
-g
