Request for devs!

2009-02-11 Thread Juliet Kemp
Hi all, I'm working on an article for Linux Format (UK Linux magazine) about the very-nearly-here Lenny release. I'd like to include comments/perspectives from some of the Debian devs & people who've worked on the release. If anyone here would be prepared to answer a couple of questions (by emai

Re: Ada Lovelace Day - pledge

2009-02-11 Thread Brenda Wallace
Someone once said they'd be happy just to find one male geek who sees a prominent female technologist as their hero/role model The converse is often true. On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 7:38 AM, Penny Leach wrote: > On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 03:29:52PM -0200, Margarita Manterola wrote: >> As Meike said, i

Re: Ada Lovelace Day - pledge

2009-02-11 Thread Penny Leach
On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 03:29:52PM -0200, Margarita Manterola wrote: > As Meike said, it's the only way to use pledgebank. And it sucks, but > I don't know if there's an equivalente system that does the same thing > without forcing such stupid text on you. Yeah I didn't realise that at time of w

Re: Ada Lovelace Day - pledge

2009-02-11 Thread Margarita Manterola
On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 7:31 AM, Penny Leach wrote: > "I will publish a blog post on Tuesday 24th March about a woman in > technology whom I admire but only if 1,000 other people will do the same." > > So what if 1000 other people don't do the same? As Meike said, it's the only way to use pledge

Female -n- FOSS experience

2009-02-11 Thread Diana Herrera
Hey, Hi to all, Do you have any documents related to women and FOSS or experiences related to the women development in the SL... I´m gonna introduce myself, because this message requires it. I´m Diana, and I have one and a half year of being using Debian. I´m from Nicaragua, and we (the Nicaraguan

Re: Ada Lovelace Day - pledge

2009-02-11 Thread Meike Reichle
Penny Leach wrote @ 11/02/09 10:31: > On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 10:26:28AM +0100, Anne Ghisla wrote: >> here is a nice initiative: >> http://www.pledgebank.com/AdaLovelaceDay > > Sorry to be the negative voice, but > > I've seen this pledge in other places around the internet and it kind of > c

Re: Ada Lovelace Day - pledge

2009-02-11 Thread Penny Leach
On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 10:26:28AM +0100, Anne Ghisla wrote: > here is a nice initiative: > http://www.pledgebank.com/AdaLovelaceDay Sorry to be the negative voice, but I've seen this pledge in other places around the internet and it kind of confuses me: "I will publish a blog post on Tuesd

Ada Lovelace Day - pledge

2009-02-11 Thread Anne Ghisla
Hello all, here is a nice initiative: http://www.pledgebank.com/AdaLovelaceDay all the best, Anne -- Please consider the environment before printing this email Please do not send attachments in proprietary formats http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html Use the UNI CEI Standard I