To reiterate, I support you. And the effort. I can pay for bracelets/stickers/t-shirts/*, and will be happy to help you publish the blog post.
Cheers, Sally - - - Vice President Marketing & Publicity The Apache Software Foundation Tel +1 617 921 8656 Skype sallykhudairi On Thu, Aug 10, 2017, at 11:28, Kevin A. McGrail wrote: > On 8/10/2017 9:55 AM, Myrle Krantz wrote: > >> I'll personally pay for a batch that says Code Like a Girl. Myrle if you > >> have ideas of something pithier that is broader, I am game. Compute Like > >> a Girl? > > That's awesome of you Kevin! > > > > Be sure to credit Cornelia Davis -- she was the one handing them out > > at SpringOne. I don't think they were her idea, since it wasn't a > > Pivotal logo, but she was handing them out because it's important to > > her. > > > > How about "Commit Like A Girl" ? You're right that "Code Like A Girl" > > isn't broad enough for Apache. > > > Roger about Cornelia Davis. I've reached out to her. Code like a Girl > might be a specific program / NPO that I don't want to step on. > > Commit like a girl sounds might be thought of like a date/couple > commitment thing. > > But as I wrote SK, the "like a girl" is purposeful and I want that > spirit to remain. Yes, it's a dig and it's a direct response to the > treatise on women being unfit biologically for the tech field written by > the now fired Google employee. > > Tech like a Girl > > do IT like a girl > > Sally, I mentioned a PR but that might be too much of a dig to do > officially. A blog post stating the ASF support of women in technology > might be better especially since I have zero problem offending anyone > offended by the concept that women are not biologically incapable of > tech work. Far as I'm concerned it's like bug spray if they decide to > avoid me, all the better. So yeah, perhaps I should write a blog post. > Likely better if a woman writes it. But I'm happy to push the idea and > use the bracelets and push them. > > So thoughts on the exact slogan and we'll get the bracelets ordered? > I'll drop the idea of a PR and I'll pay for them if there isn't > budget/support otherwise. > > Regards,KAM > > -- > Kevin A. McGrail > Asst. Treasurer & VP Fundraising, Apache Software Foundation > Chair Emeritus Apache SpamAssassin Project > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@community.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@community.apache.org
