Maybe he is sexist maybe he is not. I think the issue is very dynamic and very difficult to analyze under a scope. With the same success and arguments he can break it down by ethnic group, but it would hardly be correct. The disposition of people in society is based entirely on their influences. For decades women had no access to education(some still don't -- even lucky to vote), and even if they did it would not be expected of them. Their job was to cook, clean, and take care of the kids. This puts a whole societal group in place. Decades of such conduct are going to have a mass effect on how women think and how well they do. So now we come to this question. Do they have the mental capacity? Of course they do. Even now science and math is not focused at women. When was the last time you saw a commercial with a girl playing with a telescope and etc. We all are fundamentally different in our brain and physical capacities. It all depends on your influences and how you are raised(what your 'place' in society is). Just the fact that there are some very brilliant women in science and math discredits his comments. Really rather shameful.
Wooow that is quite personal. I don't i'm still waiting for a personal computer with a keyboard that will massage my feet, and a mouse that will scratch my butt at the same time.
I've met with RMS(true story) and discussed it with him before. There are just two camps, the Linux and the GNU/Linux. Really you can call it whatever you want, but GNU IS and integral part of Linux, and calling it gnu/linux just awknoweldges all the hard work of the developers behind the GNU tools that make the operating system as a whole possible. I think it is just plain courtesy. This issue comes up any time RMS is mentioned.. let us have peace and not war and not mention it anymore. If you call it gnu/linux now, that is great.. if you don't then you will probably wont change, but that is great too. No need to fight over it:).
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Maybe he is sexist maybe he is not. I think the issue is very dynamic and very difficult to analyze under a scope. With the same success and arguments he can break it down by ethnic group, but it would hardly be correct. The disposition of people in society is based entirely on their influences. For decades women had no access to education(some still don't -- even lucky to vote), and even if they did it would not be expected of them. Their job was to cook, clean, and take care of the kids. This puts a whole societal group in place. Decades of such conduct are going to have a mass effect on how women think and how well they do. So now we come to this question. Do they have the mental capacity? Of course they do. Even now science and math is not focused at women. When was the last time you saw a commercial with a girl playing with a telescope and etc. We all are fundamentally different in our brain and physical capacities. It all depends on your influences and how you are raised(what your 'place' in society is). Just the fact that there are some very brilliant women in science and math discredits his comments. Really rather shameful.
Wooow that is quite personal. I don't i'm still waiting for a personal computer with a keyboard that will massage my feet, and a mouse that will scratch my butt at the same time.
I've met with RMS(true story) and discussed it with him before. There are just two camps, the Linux and the GNU/Linux. Really you can call it whatever you want, but GNU IS and integral part of Linux, and calling it gnu/linux just awknoweldges all the hard work of the developers behind the GNU tools that make the operating system as a whole possible. I think it is just plain courtesy. This issue comes up any time RMS is mentioned.. let us have peace and not war and not mention it anymore. If you call it gnu/linux now, that is great.. if you don't then you will probably wont change, but that is great too. No need to fight over it :).