Uhm, I think this post will be on-topic here:
http://www.kdedevelopers.org/node/view/1051
For me, this is a:
- yay for a to-the-point article from a respected member of the KDE
community
- boo for these kind of articles being still necessary. (I'm not
much in touch w
On Sun, 15 May 2005 14:40:26 +0200, Adeodato Simó <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Uhm, I think this post will be on-topic here:
http://www.kdedevelopers.org/node/view/1051
For me, this is a:
- yay for a to-the-point article from a respected member of the KDE
community
It may be applauded
Herman Robak wrote:
> stating that women are not HIG compliant; i.e. they are hard to use.
Maybe we don't like to be "used" :)
> Now, what matters more to a free software movement?
> Clever coders, or well-rounded personalities that get along well with
> the opposite sex?
Both skills are importa
> Both skills are important. Forget about the "getting along well with
> the opposite sex" part for now. The community behind the code is
> just as important as the code itself.
Hear hear.
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Hi :)
--- Herman Robak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Sun, 15 May 2005 14:40:26 +0200, Adeodato Simó
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> It may be applauded on this very mailing list,
> whereas on the
> KDE forum the first response fires back (in gest, I
> suppose)
> stating that women are not HIG
On Sun, 15 May 2005 17:31:49 +0200, Amaya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Herman Robak wrote:
stating that women are not HIG compliant; i.e. they are hard to use.
Maybe we don't like to be "used" :)
chmod 000 /bin/woman
Now, what matters more to a free software movement?
Clever coders, or well-rounded
On Sun, 15 May 2005 18:17:10 +0200 (CEST), Miriam Ruiz
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi :)
--- Herman Robak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
KDE forum the first response fires back (in gest, I
suppose) stating that women are not HIG compliant;i.e. they are hard to
use.
That's a clear sign that makes c
--- Herman Robak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> escribió:
> OK, maybe you don't expect to come to a
> conclusion,
> but just want to share some of your frustrations?
> I can sympathise with that.
I don't know why your response to my message is so
hostile, but seeing it is, I won't reply again. This
list is
On Sun, 15 May 2005 19:40:10 +0200 (CEST), Miriam Ruiz
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
--- Herman Robak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> escribió:
OK, maybe you don't expect to come to a
conclusion,
but just want to share some of your frustrations?
I can sympathise with that.
I don't know why your response to m
* Herman Robak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005:05:15 20:14 +0200]:
> I am trying to enlighten you.
That is really very kind of you. Unfortunately, neither hubris nor
hostility fly well around here so you're simply going to have to change
your approach if you want any useful replies. :)
--
off the cha
Recursive annoyance I like that. Can't count the number of times
my feelings have wound up being recursive. Even deadlocked!
I don't have a problem with anything that you said really. I'm not
sure I understand what you mean with the non-compliance remark but I
take it as more of compliment
"HR" == Herman Robak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Herman,
HR> If you want to improve the situation, you must understand
HR> the problematic gender.
I think women have a pretty good understanding of ``the
problematic gender''. That's why we're tired of dealing with
their crap.
HR> How do yo
I really don'tlike the way it seems like people are jumping all over
this Herman guy because of his remarks.
While I don't think that it is women's responsibility to change mens
behaviour, I do think women have a role to play in changing peoples
opinion through civil dialog. Right now it would a
Hi Meike,
> I thought that maybe it would be a nice idea to have one slide in the
> talk with a collection of pics of the d-w people. If you'd like to join
> in, please send me a small pic of you (roughly 150x200 px).
Actually, I'd like to use this opportunity to figure out whether I can be
cla
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