I totally agree with you about having a more "friendly" distribution for non-geeks, however I still don't believe that there should be a separate distribution specifically for girls. What would be the purpose?
On Monday's Slashdot there was an article on "Why geek geniuses may lack social graces". If (as the article states) most/many geeks do have a mild form of Autism (ususally known as Asperger's Syndrome), then this may explain the lack of female geeks in the world. Asperger's Syndrome affects 4 times as many men as women.
I think that having a Linux distribution specifically for girls is so totally missing the point. As far as I am concerned, the whole "supporting and encouraging women in computing" thing should be about encouraging people to think of girls who are geeks as being no different to male geeks with regard to computing ability/interests. Creating a Linux distribution that is specifically for girls will do absolutely nothing for this.
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I totally agree with you about having a more "friendly" distribution for non-geeks, however I still don't believe that there should be a separate distribution specifically for girls. What would be the purpose?
On Monday's Slashdot there was an article on "Why geek geniuses may lack social graces". If (as the article states) most/many geeks do have a mild form of Autism (ususally known as Asperger's Syndrome), then this may explain the lack of female geeks in the world. Asperger's Syndrome affects 4 times as many men as women.
I think that having a Linux distribution specifically for girls is so totally missing the point. As far as I am concerned, the whole "supporting and encouraging women in computing" thing should be about encouraging people to think of girls who are geeks as being no different to male geeks with regard to computing ability/interests. Creating a Linux distribution that is specifically for girls will do absolutely nothing for this.