On Mon, Apr 16, 2001 at 01:12:26PM -0500, will trillich wrote: > Robert wrote: > > This from debian-user: > > > http://sourceforge.net/projects/newbiedoc/ > > > > > >pick a topic that bugged you, and expose the basics for > > >tomorrow's newbie. (like me.) we need all the help we can get! > > > > Will: > > > > Like most places in GNU/Linux land, and IT in general for that matter, > > the project (newbiedoc) isn't getting "all the help" that it needs > > because: the help of women is lacking. It's sad to see 1/2 the human > > race is missing, once again. There are some women working on tech. > > projects here and there, but as we well know, it's male dominated. > > True. Sad. > > > Anyhow, that's a thought about "all the help we can get." In the case > > of NewbieDoc, there may actually be a chance that the participation of > > women can be had from the ground-up. That would be a coup. > > Unfortunately, I have no idea how one would go about reaching-out to > > the female half of the population, but it seems to me that NewbieDoc > > can do it since it's looking for newbies -- most other tech. pursuits > > are flooded with male experts. Maybe NewbieDoc can gain some women > > newbies... at least I hope so. > > That's not a bad idea. Women tend to have a more open-ended, inclusive > "take" on things than men do. > > Ladies, join us at http://newbiedoc.sourceForge.net, and help make > Debian a kinder, gentler place....
But... What about all those romance novels out there? I have yet to see one written by a male! Maybe all of us should start contributing to those, to give them that much needed masculine touch. :b
