LinuxChix Africa

2005-02-24 Thread Art McGee
[English] LINUXCHIX AFRICA LAUNCHES AN ORGANIZATION THAT WILL POSITION AFRICAN WOMEN WITHIN THE FREE AND OPEN SOURCE (FOSS) MOVEMENT. Linuxchix Africa was formed in 2004 by African women and for African women. It is a chapter in Africa affiliated to Linuxchix worldwide. The aim of the African c

CFP: Gender Equity and FLOSS

2004-08-16 Thread Art McGee
Call for Chapter Submissions of a New Book Gender Equity and Free and Open Source Software http://www.wowem.org/ In recent years, academia, non-governmental organizations, governments, and industry have become increasingly involved in the development of F/OSS technologie

Re: Profiles/contributors (was:Re: Website beta trial)

2004-07-26 Thread Art McGee
> I AM a "cranky old bat". Dipping back into the recesses of > my memory, to the 60's which I remember all too well, the > struggle for the rights of Blacks in the U.S. didn't > really gain momentum until "white" people joined in. I > think that it takes some men saying, "Let these women into > our