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Tackling Open Source's Gender Issues

Posted by Soulskill on from the bringing-balance-to-the-force dept.

angry tapir writes "Women's participation in open source development is at a far lower level than women's participation in proprietary software development. One of the groups that aims to change this is the Ada Initiative: A non-profit organization formed last year. I recently caught up with its two founders, Linux kernel developer Valerie Aurora and comp sci PhD student Mary Gardiner, to discuss the project."

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  1. Re:Okay this may get me modded down to infinity, b by sakdoctor · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Ok so you were going for the oh so funny 'all women are gold diggers' stereotype.

    I'm not sure where you go to meet women, but you're definitely doing it wrong. My first girlfriend, although highly motivated by money, wanted to make her own. That is to say she was career oriented. My fiance is an academic/bibliophile type, and is one of the least materialistic people I know. It's a very attractive quality.

    Can we lay off the stereotypes? And if your post reflects your actual life experience then I feel sorry for you.

  2. Re:Okay this may get me modded down to infinity, b by obarthelemy · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Try offering your women something other than money. Maybe culture, personality, ... . You'll attract a different, better type of woman.

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