Ubuntu-Women Goals (was: [UbuntuWomen] (No, you're not... :))

[Jeannie]

What attracted me to this group was the hope that I would be able to ask a
technical question and get it answered clearly and understandably.  Many
times in the other Linux groups the boys (not all of them) are to busy
answering to impress (The pissing contest effect) .

On 6/30/06, KingBahamut <gwosbahamut at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Id certainly aggree with you on that basis Elizabeth. While admireable as
> it may sound, becoming too Gender-specific can only cause a number of
> problems. I wouldnt imagine that Social alienation based on tthe willingness
> for those of a specific gender to garner information from one specific
> gender would be a good thing. Rather , fostering properly the knowledge
> within a group of Women, allowing that growth to show positive contribution
> to the Community as a whole is more likely.
>
> Of course, I could be wrong, and in which case then, someone throw a book
> in my direction , specifically aimed at my head.
>
>
>
> On 6/30/06, Elizabeth Krumbach <lyz at princessleia.com> wrote:
> >
> > On Fri, Jun 30, 2006 at 03:37:30AM -0700, Ndapewa Hangula wrote:
> > >    You can ask technical questions here as well. We'll all try to help
> > if we
> > >    can.
> >
> > Just to clarify for those who are not aware.
> >
> > One of the primary aims of Ubuntu-Women is to get more women into the
> > Ubuntu
> > community. That means getting women out there on the general mailing
> > lists,
> > forums, IRC channels, Wikis, etc.
> >
> > It is not our intention to create a separate technical group where women
> > can
> > come to ask technical questions. This further isolates women within
> > Ubuntu and
> > is counter-productive. We do not want this.
> >
> > We should probably put together a section on the website that gives a
> > list of
> > basic help sites when people ask techical questions here.
> >
> > Thoughts?
> >
> > --
> > Elizabeth A. Krumbach // Lyz at PrincessLeia.com
> > http://www.princessleia.com
> >
> > --
> > ubuntu-women mailing list
> > ubuntu-women at lists.ubuntu.com
> > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-women
> >
>
>
>
> --
> KingBahamut
> http://doc.gwos.org - Definitive Ubuntu Documentation
> "I could tell you the probability, but you wouldnt like it."
>
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> ubuntu-women mailing list
> ubuntu-women at lists.ubuntu.com
> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-women
>
>
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