Someone already mentioned Telsa Gwynne (although she isn't a programmer), but how about Val Hanson and
Jenn Vesperman? I'm gonna talk this over with some friends and see who else we can come up with. Hopefully the interviews I've linked to can tide you over.:P Apparently Newsforge is doing a series on women in open source, although I don't think that should get any one else off the hook...
Oh yeah, I'd just like to say that I don't think that the author(s) of the original interviews are sexist... I just think they could stand to work towards being more inclusive... In the end, that will inspire more women to get involved in what is ultimately an ALIENATING community. Which can only lead to positive input and the general growth of the community.--katie
...you would think that at least ONE of the first set of interviews could be with a girl or a woman... it's not as if there aren't any "free software hackers" who are ladies. hmm.--katie
it seems obvious to me that there would be plenty to do... People could maintain and repair the ship, do scientific research of various types, care for plants and animals that might come along for the ride, communicate with Earth, take care of each other, breed, write about life on the ship and life back on earth... Someone could be the ship librarian (I'd like to volunteer). Educating the young 'uns would be an obvious need...
I mean, really now. There's ridiculous amounts of stuff to be done! People would do a lot of the same jobs and entertainment that they do on Earth.
-Katie
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that's amazing that we posted the very same links at roughly the same time.--katie
Someone already mentioned Telsa Gwynne (although she isn't a programmer), but how about Val Hanson and Jenn Vesperman? I'm gonna talk this over with some friends and see who else we can come up with. Hopefully the interviews I've linked to can tide you over.:P Apparently Newsforge is doing a series on women in open source, although I don't think that should get any one else off the hook... Oh yeah, I'd just like to say that I don't think that the author(s) of the original interviews are sexist... I just think they could stand to work towards being more inclusive... In the end, that will inspire more women to get involved in what is ultimately an ALIENATING community. Which can only lead to positive input and the general growth of the community.--katie
...you would think that at least ONE of the first set of interviews could be with a girl or a woman... it's not as if there aren't any "free software hackers" who are ladies. hmm.--katie
it seems obvious to me that there would be plenty to do... People could maintain and repair the ship, do scientific research of various types, care for plants and animals that might come along for the ride, communicate with Earth, take care of each other, breed, write about life on the ship and life back on earth... Someone could be the ship librarian (I'd like to volunteer). Educating the young 'uns would be an obvious need... I mean, really now. There's ridiculous amounts of stuff to be done! People would do a lot of the same jobs and entertainment that they do on Earth. -Katie