<div dir="ltr">How is using a gender neutral instead of "Ubuntuero" insisting that each member identify their gender publicly? <div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 4:04 AM, Vid. A <<a href="mailto:vid@svaksha.com">vid@svaksha.com</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">CC'ing the mailing list. On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 12:50 PM, Matthew East <<a href="mailto:matthew.east@gmail.com">matthew.east@gmail.com</a>> 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 > <a href="https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/272826" target="_blank">https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/272826</a> > 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? -- Vid || <a href="http://www.svaksha.com" target="_blank">http://www.svaksha.com</a> || Fred Allen - "What's on your mind, if you will allow the overstatement?" -- ubuntu-women mailing list <a href="mailto:ubuntu-women@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-women@lists.ubuntu.com</a> <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-women" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-women</a> </blockquote></div> </div>