Re: Hello and introduction

2006-04-27 Thread Pia Waugh
Hi Carl, > My name is Carl Welch and I represent Google Staffing in Mt. View, CA. I > would very much like to have a conversation with you and yours (Linux > Chicks), about a speaking engagement that I am trying to promote for our > newly opened Sydney office. OK. Sounds good. Is there someon

Re: Hello and introduction

2006-03-20 Thread Odile Bénassy
On Thu, 2 Mar 2006 07:13:57 +0100 Christian Perrier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > but for me it had more to do with not feeling "polite" enough and > > > being accused of being too hostile/aggressive. > > > > Stronger emphasis on communication via subtext and innuendo, a focus > > on superfici

Re: Hello and introduction

2006-03-17 Thread Michelle Konzack
Hi Hellen, Am 2006-03-04 16:41:24, schrieb Helen Faulkner: > I wonder how many of us are sysadmins, how many students, how many > programmers, > teachers, academics, or whatever we are. I think would be interesting > to see > the categories of work we do. Can anyone think of a sensible way to >

Re: Hello and introduction

2006-03-03 Thread Helen Faulkner
Hi All, Sara Smollett wrote: > Delurking Great! > Hi, I'm Sara. Welcom! > I'm a sysadmin at a Silicon Valley, California tech company. I wonder how many of us are sysadmins, how many students, how many programmers, teachers, academics, or whatever we are. I think would be interesting to

Re: Hello and introduction

2006-03-03 Thread Sara Smollett
Delurking Hi, I'm Sara. I'm a sysadmin at a Silicon Valley, California tech company. I started using Debian 8 years ago, and I've been hooked on Linux since. Mostly I run Debian, although recently I've been using Ubuntu at home. I've been enjoying reading this list. --- Sara Smollett

Re: Hello and introduction

2006-03-01 Thread Christian Perrier
> > but for me it had more to do with not feeling "polite" enough and > > being accused of being too hostile/aggressive. > > Stronger emphasis on communication via subtext and innuendo, a focus on > superficial harmony instead of honesty and discussion (this may be what > you experienced), commonl

Re: Hello and introduction

2006-03-01 Thread Camilla Berglund
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Erinn Clark wrote: > w00t! Game developers! I am sort of a budding one myself (currently > making casual games go on airplanes using semi-embedded Linux...) Just make sure you stay away from the bright, shiny EA sign :) > What about female-dominated

Re: Hello and introduction

2006-02-28 Thread Moore, Louis
Louis Moore, aka, lostinfog: semi retired computer security analyst for The Children's Hospital in Denver. Been a programmer in a number of languages (MIIS, PL/1, Fortran, Vax Assembly (macro as it was called), perl, et. al); sys admined AOS/VS, MVS/XA, VMS, ATT Sys V unix, Ultrix, Linux; man

Re: Hello and introduction

2006-02-28 Thread linuxgirlie
Wow, thanks for everyone saying that they like my project, it's hard work so getting praise makes it feel like it's worthwhile!  Just out of curiosity -- since that is actually pretty young, especially(in my experience) for a woman to begin using Linux -- how were you introduced to it? My IT Teache

Re: Hello and introduction

2006-02-27 Thread Christian Perrier
> I found DW via the DebConf5 recordings, and I'm very glad I did, as it's > proven to be a wonderful gateway into Debian. I usually tend to avoid > female-dominated environments, as I lack the social wiring required to > make sense of most of them, but DW is a nice exception. Well, about that pa

Re: Hello and introduction

2006-02-27 Thread Erinn Clark
* linuxgirlie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006:02:25 21:45 +]: > Haven't been a member for long but here goes... > > Hi, I am Jo, on the net I am 'known' as linuxgirlie. Hello and welcome. :) > I am from the UK and am a sys-admin in a secondary school, I am the > co-founder of Karoshi (www.karos

Re: Hello and introduction

2006-02-27 Thread Erinn Clark
* Camilla Berglund <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006:02:28 03:37 +0100]: > I'm elmindreda, although people in the real world insist on calling me > Camilla. I'm an ex game developer who has slowly but surely fallen for > the Unix way, finally ending up on a Debian desktop. w00t! Game developers! I am sor

Re: Hello and introduction

2006-02-27 Thread Camilla Berglund
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Erinn Clark wrote: > I like seeing these little bios from new members. :) Hmm, okay then. I'm elmindreda, although people in the real world insist on calling me Camilla. I'm an ex game developer who has slowly but surely fallen for the Unix way, fina

Re: Hello and introduction

2006-02-27 Thread Vedran Vucic
Hello, My name is Vedran Vucic and I am involved in various civic movements in the last 16 years or so. I also compose music for theatre and work with free software in the last 10 years. I am on debain-women list because I think that technology is not primarily male thing. I think that noo

Re: Hello and introduction

2006-02-27 Thread Alexander Schmehl
Hi! * Christian Perrier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [060225 07:13]: > Older members could also send mini bios, by the way.Who begins? :-) Uhm... perhaps me? Since I have never send a bio but was lurking arround for quite some time, you could say, that it's my turn ;) Hi! My name is Alexander Sch

Re: Hello and introduction

2006-02-26 Thread Pia Waugh
Hi all, > Older members could also send mini bios, by the way.Who begins? :-) I'm Pia Waugh, Debian was my first distro and even after trying a few other distros I have always stuck with Debian and Debian derivatives, both for the technical superiority and choice, as well as for the philoso

Re: Hello and introduction

2006-02-25 Thread Christian Perrier
Quoting linuxgirlie ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > Haven't been a member for long but here goes... > > Hi, I am Jo, on the net I am 'known' as linuxgirlie. > > I am from the UK and am a sys-admin in a secondary school, I am the > co-founder of Karoshi (www.karoshi.org.uk) I overlooked the Karoshi main

Re: Hello and introduction

2006-02-25 Thread linuxgirlie
Haven't been a member for long but here goes... Hi, I am Jo, on the net I am 'known' as linuxgirlie. I am from the UK and am  a sys-admin in a secondary school, I am the co-founder of Karoshi (www.karoshi.org.uk) I must admit that I don't use Debian as my desktop distro I use Mandriva 2006, but

Re: Hello and introduction

2006-02-24 Thread Christian Perrier
> Anyway, welcome aboard. I like seeing these little bios from new > members. :) Older members could also send mini bios, by the way.Who begins? :-) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Hello and introduction

2006-02-24 Thread Erinn Clark
* Tina Isaksen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006:02:24 07:45 +0100]: > Hello to the list! Hi Tina, welcome. > My name is Tina, I'm living in Norway and just subscribed after learning > about the Debian women project on the Debian user forum. Oh hey, so word gets around? Good to know! > About a year a

Re: Hello and introduction

2006-02-23 Thread David Moreno Garza
On 07:45 Fri 24 Feb 2006, Tina Isaksen wrote: > I'm looking forward to learn more about the Debian women project and get > to know you all. Welcome on board! -- David Moreno Garza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | http://www.damog.net/ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | GPG: C671257D Sa

Hello and introduction

2006-02-23 Thread Tina Isaksen
Hello to the list! My name is Tina, I'm living in Norway and just subscribed after learning about the Debian women project on the Debian user forum. A short bio: I started with computer when the 'home computer' came around in the mid eighties writing all kinds of BASIC and later Pascal progra