<div>Sorry to cause a scandal!</div><div><br></div><div><div>The email below violates grrls-only current policies</div><div><a href="http://www.linuxchix.org/email-list-etiquette.html">http://www.linuxchix.org/email-list-etiquette.html</a></div>
<div><br></div><div>My apologies to the grrls-only list,</div><div>and it won't happen again! :D</div><div><br></div><div>- Susan </div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 1:44 PM, Susan Spencer <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:susan.spencer@gmail.com" target="_blank">susan.spencer@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hello all!<div><br></div><div>Hope UDS in SF was enjoyable.<br><div><br></div><table cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr style="min-height:16px">
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<span style="font-size:13px;vertical-align:top;color:rgb(34,34,34)">The<b> <a href="mailto:grrls-only-request@linuxchix.org" target="_blank">grrls-only-request@linuxchix.org</a> </b>list had a thread<br>about the following links. I've put what I'd like to include on<br>
the Ubuntu Women Best Practice page in quotes <br>underneath each link. Links &/or a short thanks to geekfeminism & hackerschool<br>would be included at the bottom of the page.</span></div></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<span style="font-size:13px;display:inline;vertical-align:top;color:rgb(34,34,34)">1. <a href="http://geekfeminism.wikia.com/wiki/Women-friendly_forums" target="_blank">http://geekfeminism.wikia.com/wiki/Women-friendly_forum</a> - <br>
"Should an incident arise, simple apologies are the best response. <br>No need for explanations that may worsen the situation (foot-in-mouth-disease can be highly contagious). <br>The recommended social exchange to strive for is a sincere apology --<br>
"Please accept my apologies. It won't happen again." --<br>followed by a trust-filled response -- "Certainly, apology accepted." --<br>with a handshake to seal the deal. No grovelling required. <br>
The desired result is to quickly move past mistakes onto more constructive ground.<br>Sincerity and trust are implicit aspects of the Ubuntu and other Open Source communities, and <br>gender and diversity issues should not be the exception. Social mistakes, <br>
just like software bugs, are to be treated as learning opportunities in order to achieve<br>the best possible outcome."<br><br></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table>2. <a href="https://www.hackerschool.com/blog/1-summer-2012-applications-open" target="_blank">https://www.hackerschool.com/blog/1-summer-2012-applications-open</a><br>
"Show respect for others' knowledge base and technical vocabulary, <br>which are as varied in the Ubuntu community as levels of social skills.<br>Remarks about someone's *perceived* lack of knowledge or precision with<br>
terminology often serve to sidetrack technical conversations rather<br>than enhance them."<br><br><br>What say we all?<br>(dissenters welcome, please speak up!)<br>(agree-ers also welcome, please speak up!)<br>:D<br>
<br>- Susan<br><br>P.S. - Hackershool turned me down, since I'm in a startup situation it would probably be a distraction. <br>Otherwise it may have been a go (I'm ever the optimist)! I love what they're doing. <br>
If you're in school or can swing leaving your situation for 3 months, please apply. <br>It would be worth missing a semester or taking a corporate leave-of-absence to attend.<br>Your career would definitely benefit.<br>
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