Re: Article on Debian Women

2004-12-13 Thread Christian Perrier
Quoting cathy gramze ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > The third person is, unfortunately, the most common voice in which most > manuals and documentation are written in English. The second voice is > considered to be too informal for "professional" writing. This is very slowly > changing as the functiona

Re: Mi presentation: the women and the free software

2004-12-13 Thread Ricardo Mones
Hi, On Mon, 13 Dec 2004 01:25:06 +0100 "Alex H. S." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I write for talk that the next 16th I'll give to presentation about > the women and the free software. This presentation will be in the > polytechnic university of valencia in spain in the computer sciences > scho

Re: Article on Debian Women

2004-12-13 Thread Steve Langasek
On Mon, Dec 13, 2004 at 07:52:10AM +0100, Christian Perrier wrote: > The problem of second person in English in also translation. We all > know that the use in each language is very different about that > (du/Sie in german, tu/usted in Spanish, tu/vous in French). Depending > on the country, the se

Rep:Re: Mi presentation: the women and the free software

2004-12-13 Thread Maria Alexandra Hermosilla Hermosilla
Hi, On Mon, 13 Dec 2004 01:25:06 +0100 "Alex H. S." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I write for talk that the next 16th I'll give to presentation about > the women and the free software. This presentation will be in the > polytechnic university of valencia in spain in the computer sciences > schoo

Re: Mi presentation: the women and the free software

2004-12-13 Thread lorena . giraldo
Hellos!! > Hi, > I write for talk that the next 16th I'll give to presentation about the > women and the free software. This presentation will be in the > polytechnic university of valencia in spain in the computer sciences > school. Down I leave the url with the mape of the campus and the place

Re: Survey - what do you want out of this?

2004-12-13 Thread Helen Faulkner
Hi All, I have summarized the comments made in response to my questions. Thanks very much to the people who replied - all 10 of you. That's something like 5% of the people on the mailing list, I believe, so probably not awfully representative. I believe that it is representative of the opin

Re: Survey - what do you want out of this?

2004-12-13 Thread Chasecreek Systemhouse
Greetings. =) I have only joined this list recently and I'm sorry I missed this survey; however I feel that only 10 respondents doesnt represent much - if anything but a small minority. I would hope that the majority of responses may have simply been delayed or withheld for other non-obvious rea

Re: Survey - what do you want out of this?

2004-12-13 Thread Miriam Ruiz
Hi, --- Chasecreek Systemhouse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> escribió: > Greetings. =) > > I have only joined this list recently and I'm sorry > I missed this > survey; however I feel that only 10 respondents > doesnt represent much > - if anything but a small minority. I would hope > that the majority

Re: Survey - what do you want out of this?

2004-12-13 Thread Helen Faulkner
Hello, I have only joined this list recently and I'm sorry I missed this survey; however I feel that only 10 respondents doesnt represent much - if anything but a small minority. I would hope that the majority of responses may have simply been delayed or withheld for other non-obvious reasons.

Re: Article on Debian Women

2004-12-13 Thread Christina Haralanova
Hi Jutta, I read your message and I agree with you. I vote for "you" rather than for he/she (which is usually used in manuals). English is very gender - neutral. One or user, or you, nothing shows the gender. Unlike English, in most other languages I know (Spanish, French, Bulgarian), everything i

Re: Survey - what do you want out of this?

2004-12-13 Thread Kamila Folta
Hello :) > I have only joined this list recently and I'm sorry I missed this > survey; however I feel that only 10 respondents doesnt represent much > - if anything but a small minority. I would hope that the majority of > responses may have simply been delayed or withheld for other > non-obvious

Re: Survey - what do you want out of this?

2004-12-13 Thread Liz Q
> I've also joined the list not long ago and could observe the answers for > the previous survey. It was very educative and made me think more and > more on getting involved in Debian-connected activities. This time, I > take part. Yeah me too, i never even got the original email but i will answer

Reminder: Meeting 18th December, 13:00 UTC

2004-12-13 Thread Helen Faulkner
Hi Everyone, A reminder that we are having our second IRC meeting on Saturday 18th December at 13:00 UTC. The meeting will be held in #debian-women on the irc.freenode.net network. A number of the responses to the recent survey mentioned the need for supportive mentoring to help people become

Re: Mi presentation: the women and the free software

2004-12-13 Thread Alex H. S.
El lun, 13-12-2004 a las 16:17, [EMAIL PROTECTED] escribió: > Hellos!! > > > Hi, > > > I write for talk that the next 16th I'll give to presentation about the > > women and the free software. This presentation will be in the > > polytechnic university of valencia in spain in the computer sciences

Re: Reminder: Meeting 18th December, 13:00 UTC

2004-12-13 Thread Michelle Klein-Hass
Do you realize that this is 5am Pacific Standard Time??? It is a bit easier for those on Eastern Time here, but for people here on the West Coast of the USA this is a bit early. I'm not going to be able to make this...I hope it goes well. Next time, please be more considerate of how UTC time tra

Re: Reminder: Meeting 18th December, 13:00 UTC

2004-12-13 Thread Liz Q
On Tue, 14 Dec 2004 12:17, Michelle Klein-Hass wrote: > Do you realize that this is 5am Pacific Standard Time??? Yeah I think it works out to be like 2am here (NZ) Not to sure i can stay up that late (4 kids) Liz > > It is a bit easier for those on Eastern Time here, but for people here > on the

Re: Reminder: Meeting 18th December, 13:00 UTC

2004-12-13 Thread Helen Faulkner
Michelle Klein-Hass wrote: Do you realize that this is 5am Pacific Standard Time??? Yes, we know it will be rotten for some. The timing of the last meeting was rotten for a different set of people. Call it a nice indication of the number of people from different places that are involved in

Re: Reminder: Meeting 18th December, 13:00 UTC

2004-12-13 Thread Anja
Hi: > > Next time, please be more considerate of how UTC time translates in > other time zones, 'k? It is easy translate to other time zones, a useful link : http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html

Re: Reminder: Meeting 18th December, 13:00 UTC

2004-12-13 Thread Anja
El Martes, 14 de Diciembre de 2004 00:46, Anja escribió: > Hi: > > Next time, please be more considerate of how UTC time translates in > > other time zones, 'k? > > It is easy translate to other time zones, a useful link : > http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html mmm, i think i rea

Re: Reminder: Meeting 18th December, 13:00 UTC

2004-12-13 Thread Chasecreek Systemhouse
On Mon, 13 Dec 2004 21:07:18 +, Helen Faulkner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A reminder that we are having our second IRC meeting on Saturday 18th > December at 13:00 UTC. The meeting will be held in #debian-women on the > irc.freenode.net network. Will there be a transcript of the IRC sessio

Re: Reminder: Meeting 18th December, 13:00 UTC

2004-12-13 Thread Helen Faulkner
Chasecreek Systemhouse wrote: On Mon, 13 Dec 2004 21:07:18 +, Helen Faulkner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: A reminder that we are having our second IRC meeting on Saturday 18th December at 13:00 UTC. The meeting will be held in #debian-women on the irc.freenode.net network. Will there be