Excerpts from linuxchix: 30-Nov-99 Re: [issues] Linux Mag: 50 .. by
Maureen [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> The problem here is that there are no high-profile open source
> software products developed primarily by women.
> I do not know why this is, but it is a large part of the problem IMHO.
Why is this a problem?
> PERL, PYTHON, BIND, LINUX, GNOME, and most, if not all, of the GNU
> software is implemented by males.
Hm. I've written an interpreter. I've written a kernel. I've
implemented a couple protocols. I've never tried to write anything like
gnome, since anything I try to do involving graphics ends up
not-as-i-intended (note to self: 256x256 is not a good size for a
button for an E theme, even for a resolution of 1600x1200). Why do you
not use any of that stuff? Why do _I_ not use any of that (though I did
use my shell for a while because I thought it was cool to use () instead
of <>. Turned out it wasn't that cool, and neither were the residual
bugs.(It's nice being on a shell were someone else is root and takes
care of the backups for you. all that cool stuff doesn't cause as much
damage.))? If you're still with me, nobody uses it because it all
sucks. This is because I wrote it all by myself. If I wanted to work
languages/compilers/perl/python, kernels, or
daemons/networking/protocols, I would join th appropriate project. This
would hopefully be useful, but would not do anything to make things
"developed primarly by women".
> We need to see more women writing free software. We need to see more
> women opening Linux-based for-profit companies.
Why don't you?
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