lol @ the comments in this thread. "Why is, 'They just aren't that into it so hard to understand?’" + "Let anyone with the aptitude and the desire to code do so. Enough of this forced 'equality' for something that will never appeal to everybody." And, wait for it, "You know how more women can be involved in open-source ? When there are more women coding open source. That's it. This is not a f**cking social issue."
- please. This is a social issue. Men aren't inherently more interested in CS & free software. That interest is cultivated by social norms, exposure, and opportunity.
- This is really, really sad because people in free software are meant to be fighting for equality and open knowledge because its moral and pragmatic (more people = more innovation). This is a *classic example* of people who fight for equality when it's convenient for them to face. I guess it's easy to get behind an issue you don't think you're perpetuating. Honestly, get all on board, or get off and re-evaluate.
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lol @ the comments in this thread. "Why is, 'They just aren't that into it so hard to understand?’" + "Let anyone with the aptitude and the desire to code do so. Enough of this forced 'equality' for something that will never appeal to everybody." And, wait for it, "You know how more women can be involved in open-source ? When there are more women coding open source. That's it. This is not a f**cking social issue." - please. This is a social issue. Men aren't inherently more interested in CS & free software. That interest is cultivated by social norms, exposure, and opportunity. - This is really, really sad because people in free software are meant to be fighting for equality and open knowledge because its moral and pragmatic (more people = more innovation). This is a *classic example* of people who fight for equality when it's convenient for them to face. I guess it's easy to get behind an issue you don't think you're perpetuating. Honestly, get all on board, or get off and re-evaluate.