[UbuntuWomen] [Bug 272826] Re: "Ubuntero" inappropriate for female contributors

[Danny Piccirillo]

How is using a gender neutral instead of "Ubuntuero" insisting that each
member identify their gender publicly?

On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 4:04 AM, Vid. A <vid at svaksha.com> wrote:

> CC'ing the mailing list.
>
> On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 12:50 PM, Matthew East <matthew.east at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > I tend to agree with Martin that a word coined in English doesn't have
> > to follow the same grammatical rules as its original language. English
> > words don't tend to change to match gender.
> >
> > Having said that, if this annoys enough people, we could consider
> > changing the word. But it's been in use for 4 years or so, and this is
> > the first complaint I've seen.
> >
> > It would be valuable to hear the thoughts of the ubuntu-women group, so
> > I'm subscribing them.
> >
> > --
> > "Ubuntero" inappropriate for female contributors
> > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/272826
> > You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-
> > Women Team, which is a direct subscriber.
>
> I dont know Spanish. But using a gender-neutral word to describe an
> Ubuntu member and their contributions is a good idea.   OTOH,
> insisting each Member identify their gender publicly is not very
> friendly. To rephrase, what goal would be achieved by declaring my
> gender in a technical fora?
>
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