Re: [ubuntu-uk] Age and gender

2008-08-28 Thread Tim Powys-Lybbe
In message of 28 Aug, "Sean Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 10:58 AM, London School of Puppetry > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Much relates to necessity and opportunity. As most management is male, then > > there will be fewer opportunities given to women. But I kno

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Teenagers and GNU/Linux WAS: Re: ubuntu-uk Digest, Vol 40, Issue 45

2008-08-28 Thread Tim Dobson
Sean Miller wrote: > Thanks for that Tim. No problem! > Some very useful insights there. Happy to be of help :) > Am I right in thinking that aMSN doesn't actually support any of the > other protocols? I think the Yahoo IM network is to be/has been linked up with the MSN network, though not v

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Teenagers and GNU/Linux WAS: Re: ubuntu-uk Digest, Vol 40, Issue 45

2008-08-28 Thread Sean Miller
Thanks for that Tim. Some very useful insights there. Am I right in thinking that aMSN doesn't actually support any of the other protocols? Sean -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

[ubuntu-uk] Teenagers and GNU/Linux WAS: Re: ubuntu-uk Digest, Vol 40, Issue 45

2008-08-28 Thread Tim Dobson
Scrase, Eddie wrote: > Jai Harrison wrote: > >> What we really need is a multiplatform messaging protocol + client to >> cut into the Microsoft instant messaging market - the younger >> generation of Microsoft Windows users. > > Alan cocks wrote: > >> Isn't that what Pidgin is for or have I misu

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Age and gender

2008-08-28 Thread Dianne Reuby
On Thu, 2008-08-28 at 16:47 +0100, Eddie Armstrong wrote: > Dianne Reuby wrote: > > We're having practically this same discussion on one of my crochet > > mailing lists - except that we're wondering why females dominate the > > lists and there are so few men. :) > > > M, I wonder why too :

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Age and gender

2008-08-28 Thread Sean Miller
Time Warner didn't help... buy flippin' Netscape and then continue to use IE's rendering engine in their AOL browser. Sean -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Age and gender

2008-08-28 Thread Eddie Armstrong
Dianne Reuby wrote: > We're having practically this same discussion on one of my crochet > mailing lists - except that we're wondering why females dominate the > lists and there are so few men. :) > M, I wonder why too :-) Eddie -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailma

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Age and gender

2008-08-28 Thread Mark Fraser
On Thursday 28 August 2008 11:47:46 Lucy wrote: > On 28/08/2008, London School of Puppetry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi there - I suppose my concern is not a personal need to join a group > > etc- but rather the impression an organisation makes- I think Ubuntu is > > great- and the support fro

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Age and gender

2008-08-28 Thread London School of Puppetry
2008/8/28 Lucy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > On 28/08/2008, London School of Puppetry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi there - I suppose my concern is not a personal need to join a group > etc- > > but rather the impression an organisation makes- I think Ubuntu is great- > > and the support from the 'com

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Age and gender

2008-08-28 Thread Lucy
On 28/08/2008, London School of Puppetry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi there - I suppose my concern is not a personal need to join a group etc- > but rather the impression an organisation makes- I think Ubuntu is great- > and the support from the 'community'(male or female) helping me to make a >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Age and gender

2008-08-28 Thread London School of Puppetry
2008/8/28 Lucy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > On 28/08/2008, London School of Puppetry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Much relates to necessity and opportunity. As most management is male, > then > > there will be fewer opportunities given to women. But I know several > women > > working in IT, and everyo

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Age and gender

2008-08-28 Thread London School of Puppetry
2008/8/28 Lucy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > On 28/08/2008, Dianne Reuby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > We're having practically this same discussion on one of my crochet > > mailing lists - except that we're wondering why females dominate the > > lists and there are so few men. :) > > I think the ways

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Age and gender

2008-08-28 Thread Lucy
On 28/08/2008, London School of Puppetry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Much relates to necessity and opportunity. As most management is male, then > there will be fewer opportunities given to women. But I know several women > working in IT, and everyone I know uses computers to some extent. I am t

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Age and gender

2008-08-28 Thread Sean Miller
On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 10:58 AM, London School of Puppetry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Much relates to necessity and opportunity. As most management is male, then > there will be fewer opportunities given to women. But I know several women Interestingly, at Cornhill Insurance (later Allianz) wh

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Age and gender

2008-08-28 Thread London School of Puppetry
2008/8/28 Sean Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 7:20 AM, Lucy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > computers is mainly because of social upbringing. For example, in > > India (and some other asian countries) there are more equal numbers of > > men and women working in programming). I

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Age and gender

2008-08-28 Thread Lucy
On 28/08/2008, Dianne Reuby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > We're having practically this same discussion on one of my crochet > mailing lists - except that we're wondering why females dominate the > lists and there are so few men. :) I think the ways of social interaction between groups of men and

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Age and gender

2008-08-28 Thread Lucy
On 28/08/2008, Sean Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What worries me about any thread such as this is that there is a > serious danger that we create allegations of discrimination when in > reality it's just the way it is - women are programmed differently to > men (no pun intended) and seem

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Age and gender

2008-08-28 Thread Dianne Reuby
We're having practically this same discussion on one of my crochet mailing lists - except that we're wondering why females dominate the lists and there are so few men. :) Dianne -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Age and gender

2008-08-28 Thread Sean Miller
On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 7:20 AM, Lucy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > computers is mainly because of social upbringing. For example, in > India (and some other asian countries) there are more equal numbers of > men and women working in programming). It wasn't so long ago that This wasn't my experienc