A Call to Boycott Ubuntu? An Important Discussion Thread

[Christopher Chan]

Amedee Van Gasse (Ubuntu) wrote:
> On Sun, September 27, 2009 00:55, Chan Chung Hang Christopher wrote:
>   
>> David Gerard wrote:
>>     
>>> 2009/9/26 Goh Lip <g.lip at gmx.com>:
>>>
>>>
>>>       
>>>> In my not so humble opinion, women are ........
>>>>
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>>> ... an insufficient proportion of open source (~ 1%), compared to IT
>>> in general (~15%? just went looking for the figure, can't find the
>>> reference; but it's something like that).
>>>
>>>       
>> Might be good to keep it that way. I had this volunteer help out where I
>> am and she had a really good work ethic and of course, good IT knowledge
>> and understanding but I was glad it is just one day. The problem is that
>> she has a good figure and wore a short sleeveless dress. Kinda hard to
>> be productive if she makes you gawk all day.
>>     
>
> Research has shown that this would actually make you _more_ productive.
> Take a bunch of men, throw in a woman (preferably a pretty one, but
> average will also do), and the men start being competitive when the woman
> is around.
>
> Yes we men are simple beasts, and women know how to play us if they want. ;-)
>
>   

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