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Ada Initiative Organization To End, But Its Work Will Continue

Posted by timothy on from the cultural-learnings dept.

An anonymous reader writes: Today the Ada Initiative announced that the nonprofit will shut down in mid-October. Founded in 2011, the Ada Initiative is a nonprofit feminist organization created to help improve open source culture and build a more inviting, productive, safe environment for women. In this interview with Opensource.com, the co-founders look back at the organization's successes, and the work that still needs to be done.

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  1. One less by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    Pffft! One less feminist organization to deal with.

  2. No one knows who you are on the internet by invictusvoyd · · Score: 2, Funny

    Neo: How do you know that name? Trinity: I know a lot about you. Neo: Who are you? Trinity: My name is Trinity. Neo: Trinity. Thé Trinity? That cracked the IRS d-base? Trinity: That was a long time ago. Neo: Jesus. Trinity: What? Neo: I just thought, uhm, you were a girl. Trinity: Most guys do.

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    except if you are on facebook

  3. Obvious by meta-monkey · · Score: 3, Funny

    I think the solution is obvious.

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    We don't have a state-run media we have a media-run state.