discuss: new HOWTO: Women in Linux HOWTO.
Subject:
Re: new HOWTO: Women in Linux HOWTO.
From:
David Lawyer ####@####.####
Date:
7 Nov 2002 06:30:47 -0000
Message-Id: <20021106223118.A399@lafn.org>
On Sun, Nov 03, 2002 at 09:18:36PM -0500, David Merrill wrote:
> I read the HOWTO, and I find it incredibly sexist. A few choice quotes:
I looked at a small part of it and it's not only sexist but also makes a
some dogmatic statements that are not true. One was where it
called all people who don't use Linux lazy.
>
> > only 5 to 10 percent of women in general are on-line.
>
> I highly doubt that figure.
I would guess that 10% is likely true (at least when it was written)
since only about 5% of women live in the US. In India, China, Africa,
etc. there is only a tiny percentage of women "online". Does "online"
mean that they get email?
I don't think we should publish this HOWTO. What might be interesting
is to explain the various reasons why a larger percentage of women are
not into Linux. I think it's already been explained to some degree
elsewhere.
David Lawyer
