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

[KingBahamut]

Our local Ubuntu User Group here in Atlanta (I host and run the show) , is
popular and I have 3 or 4 active women in the group. 1 of which is 100s of
times more knowledgable than myself, shes the saviour of the group during
server setups (our last one was an Asterix server, I had zilch experience
with dealing). I , too, am quite distrubed by the idea that the "unkind"
members of our community drive others of other genders, races, and even
orientation into smaller segmented groups.


On 6/30/06, Daniel Carrera <daniel.carrera at zmsl.com> wrote:
>
> On Fri, 2006-30-06 at 10:30 -0700, Jeannie wrote:
> > If you haven't encountered pissing  contests then you are fortunate.
> > However, I have.  Please don't deny me MY opinions, I wont deny you
> > yours.  So.... I suggest if you want a community and you want to
> > encourage women to use Linux that you don't deny feelings and
> > opinions.
>
> Hello Jeannie,
>
> I've sorry that you've had so much negative experiences. This seems to
> vary a lot from one group to another. When I first joined my local Linux
> users group I got shot down pretty quickly for my ignorance (trying to
> figure out how to use mailing lists). It made me give up on Linux
> communities for some time. I later found other communities that were
> extremely helpful and friendly. I've seen communities packed with jerks,
> and places where almost everyone goes out of their way to be positive. I
> find it impossible to generalize. The most I can say is "this group is
> nice" or "avoid that other group".
>
> But in any event, I'm sure that no one wants to isolate you or deny your
> opinions. I can see where you're coming from because I've seen groups
> like the ones you describe. I understand where Robin is coming from
> because I've seen many groups that are really positive.
>
> Cheers,
> Daniel.
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