Re: Women and Linux

2002-09-24 Thread Oleg Goldshmidt
Viki Navratilova <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Viki! I had half a mind to ask if anyone has heard from you when the number of ladies on linux-il was discussed, but I didn't. So you are following the developments... Oleg, who met you at the first (I think) linux-il dinner you organized and wh

Re: Women and Linux

2002-09-24 Thread Viki Navratilova
On 25 Sep 2002, Gilad Ben-Yossef wrote: > Viiikkk! :-) > > Donno if you remember me, but one of these dinners was at my place (the > one where Marc and Ira cooked). Long time no see. Gillaad! *hugs* Of course I remember you! I think your dinner was

Re: Women and Linux

2002-09-24 Thread Gilad Ben-Yossef
On Tue, 2002-09-24 at 23:51, Yotam Rubin wrote: > > This thread has been extended beyond its natural life span. It does not > contribute anything and promotes certain types of trolling. It would be > greatly appreciated if this thread is eliminated without delay, implied > or otherwise. ObRoboCo

Re: Women and Linux

2002-09-24 Thread Gilad Ben-Yossef
On Tue, 2002-09-24 at 23:42, Viki Navratilova wrote: > On Tue, 24 Sep 2002, Ma'ayan Eshed wrote: > HAHAHAHAHAHA!!! hahahaha!!! tee hee hee hee! hohohoho!! hehehehehe!! for air> HAHAHAHAHA!! heheheheehehehe. okok, I think I can type again. > -- Viki > (who organized monthly linux-il dinners in 1

Re: Women and Linux

2002-09-24 Thread Yotam Rubin
On Tue, Sep 24, 2002 at 03:42:03PM -0500, Viki Navratilova wrote: > On Tue, 24 Sep 2002, Ma'ayan Eshed wrote: > [...] > > Now I'm gonna leave that thread be (: > > So I can pick it back up! :) (in america our smileys read left to right) This thread has been extended beyond its natural life sp

Re: Women and Linux

2002-09-24 Thread Viki Navratilova
On Tue, 24 Sep 2002, Ma'ayan Eshed wrote: > and the capitalization was just there to correct the 'girlfriend' part (well > maybe also to react on the reactions I ofter net - "what, you use linux? you > must be gay!") HAHAHAHAHAHA!!! hahahaha!!! tee hee hee hee! hohohoho!! hehehehehe!! HAHAHAHAH

Re: Women and Linux

2002-09-24 Thread Ma'ayan Eshed
Guess this disscussion was bound to pop up some time. I'll try to explain my POV : Linuxchix want to talk linux, and not be a target. The way I felt when I was a newbie, with a non-computer-related job, haifux was the only place for me to hear people talk about computers. I didn't mind too much a

Re: Women and Linux

2002-09-24 Thread Amir Tal
On Tuesday 24 September 2002 14:37, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Guy > > My thoughts exactly. > > Thank you very much ! > > Dorit when replying to the entire list, it can help if you say what you are talking about ! tal. To unsubs

Re: Women and Linux

2002-09-24 Thread dorit
Guy My thoughts exactly. Thank you very much ! Dorit = To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Women and Linux

2002-09-24 Thread Muli Ben-Yehuda
On Tue, Sep 24, 2002 at 10:28:30AM +0200, Oleg wrote: > > a) You didn't get the smiley or the clue: it's "can't he see more > >in me than a Barbie doll" (or equivalent) turned inside out. > > You see Orna as Barbie doll inside out ??? > > Man, your sick :-))) This thread has gone past a

Re: Women and Linux

2002-09-24 Thread Oleg
> a) You didn't get the smiley or the clue: it's "can't he see more >in me than a Barbie doll" (or equivalent) turned inside out. You see Orna as Barbie doll inside out ??? Man, your sick :-))) Oleg. = To unsubscribe, send

Re: Women and Linux

2002-09-23 Thread Oleg Goldshmidt
guy keren <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On 24 Sep 2002, Oleg Goldshmidt wrote: > > > Orna Agmon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > the only person who talked to me was trying to hit on me. > > > > Orna, he just saw more in you than just a Linux user... ;-) > > oleg, it is precisely these

Re: Women and Linux

2002-09-23 Thread Nadav Har'El
On Tue, Sep 24, 2002, guy keren wrote about "Re: Women and Linux": > > be part of you girls' "Linux experience". Being hit on happens everywhere, > > and it is not always unwelcome; You, of all people, shouldn't outlaw it > > altogether, seeing

Re: Women and Linux

2002-09-23 Thread guy keren
On 24 Sep 2002, Oleg Goldshmidt wrote: > Orna Agmon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > the only person who talked to me was trying to hit on me. > > Orna, he just saw more in you than just a Linux user... ;-) oleg, it is precisely these kinds of comments which drive people crazy. obviously, y

Re: Women and Linux

2002-09-23 Thread guy keren
On Mon, 23 Sep 2002, Nadav Har'El wrote: > On Mon, Sep 23, 2002, Orna Agmon wrote about "Re: Women and Linux": > > Another imporant aspect is the pass making. Taking the woman who is > > interested in Linux first as a woman, and only later as a linux person.

Re: Women and Linux

2002-09-23 Thread Nadav Har'El
On Mon, Sep 23, 2002, Orna Agmon wrote about "Re: Women and Linux": >... To continue our women's-studies discussion, Reshet Bet's "Hakesher Ha'Israeli" had late last night an interesting (in my opinion) interview with an Israeli female programmer who has

Re: Women and Linux

2002-09-23 Thread Oleg Goldshmidt
Orna Agmon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > the only person who talked to me was trying to hit on me. Orna, he just saw more in you than just a Linux user... ;-) > And Hets: The fact that you almost managed to count the women on linux-il > means something, does it not? try doing it with the men.

Re: Women and Linux

2002-09-23 Thread Nadav Har'El
On Mon, Sep 23, 2002, Orna Agmon wrote about "Re: Women and Linux": > Another imporant aspect is the pass making. Taking the woman who is > interested in Linux first as a woman, and only later as a linux person. Why would you want to be treated as a "linux person"

Deaf and LUG meetings (was: Re: Women and Linux)

2002-09-23 Thread Omer Zak
On Mon, 23 Sep 2002, Orna Agmon wrote: > Once they do get to a LUG meeting, it is not easy to stick around. > > As for me, it took quite some time to dare to come to Linux meetings on > my own (i.e., not as sombody's date ), and to dare to express in > public. In addition to women, there are al

Re: Women and Linux

2002-09-23 Thread Orna Agmon
On Mon, 23 Sep 2002, Nadav Har'El wrote: > > This essay is not just about women in Linux. Many of the points > > are relevant to newbies in general, and to women in a mainly-male > > environment in general. > > For example, one of the items is "Don't treat women stereotypically" and > anoth