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Women don't have the same passion for open source men do? Really??

Women don't have the same passion for open source men do? Really??

Posted Aug 27, 2009 20:42 UTC (Thu) by garethgreenaway (guest, #60483)
In reply to: Women don't have the same passion for open source men do? Really?? by BrucePerens
Parent article: FSF to host a mini-summit on Women in Free Software

I'm curious what these "women" turned out to be and why that was disappointing? At the end of the day what does someone's gender or perceived gender have to do with their role or contributions to a community?


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Women don't have the same passion for open source men do? Really??

Posted Aug 27, 2009 20:52 UTC (Thu) by jordanb (guest, #45668) [Link]

Batten down the hatches! This teapot's in for a stormy night!

Women don't have the same passion for open source men do? Really??

Posted Aug 27, 2009 22:24 UTC (Thu) by BrucePerens (guest, #2510) [Link]

Men using their wife or girlfriend's email account and not correcting us when we responded to them using the wife or girlfriend's name. For months.

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