[UbuntuWomen] UW article for Fullcircle mag

[Caroline Ford]

On P7 we now have an API for plugin development for tuxpaint - the idea
being that older kids can make plugins for younger ones.

There are quite are other programs that are set to teach kids
programming - not sure how much is actually packaged for Ubuntu tho.

Caroline

On Fri, 2008-01-11 at 12:42 -0800, Cathy wrote:
>         I very strongly object to having purely technical articles
>         located in 
>         a column about Ubuntu Women.
> 
> OK, good to know. Thanks for the guidance. How about another piece I
> wrote a while back (which I would love to see in print): 
> 
> Ubuntu Women's upcoming developers 
> 
> P1 Stats on declining / increasing number of women in tech /
> software / Ubuntu
> 
> P2 Why women go into tech (a quote or two from Ubuntu Women)
> 
> P3 Why they don't / Why they leave 
> 
> P4-6 Why Ubuntu can and should be a warm and welcoming environment for
> me and my daughter (this is my favorite part, there is much to love
> about Ubuntu) 
> 
> P7 What we can do to foster a love of software, list of favorite games
> where kids do developer-type activities
> 
> This particular piece would be hard to keep under 500 words, so maybe
> skip P1-3 and go straight to the helpful tips? 
> 
> More feedback? Is this concept on target? 
> 
> 
> --Cathy Malmrose