i've almost convinced that this article was just to get a rise out of some of us. WWN must have lacked writers this week or just may been desperate to gets some hits on this article. what integrity this shows for their organization.
I recently visited the linux channel on irc. A comment was made upon my arrival there that my nickname was crapy unless it was a girl. It was implied that I was a fellow male upon entering. After commenting on it the response was, 'a chick would never come here and would not have a whole lot to say.' My point is this... we haven't been discouraged, we have been mocked and disregarded because of our nature. I believe that I am as competent as the next person to work with Linux. However, people's faith in my ability doesn't exist. It's the same reason chicks don't generally work on cars. When I go to Pepboys and ask for a fuel pump, the man stares at me and usually asks if he can recomend some honest place that can do it for me...or even worse, he wants to know where my husband is.
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i've almost convinced that this article was just to get a rise out of some of us. WWN must have lacked writers this week or just may been desperate to gets some hits on this article. what integrity this shows for their organization.
I recently visited the linux channel on irc. A comment was made upon my arrival there that my nickname was crapy unless it was a girl. It was implied that I was a fellow male upon entering. After commenting on it the response was, 'a chick would never come here and would not have a whole lot to say.' My point is this... we haven't been discouraged, we have been mocked and disregarded because of our nature. I believe that I am as competent as the next person to work with Linux. However, people's faith in my ability doesn't exist. It's the same reason chicks don't generally work on cars. When I go to Pepboys and ask for a fuel pump, the man stares at me and usually asks if he can recomend some honest place that can do it for me ...or even worse, he wants to know where my husband is.