Re: [ubuntu-uk] Women, LinuxWorld, Stuff

2006-09-18 Thread ac
Caroline Ford wrote: > On Fri, 2006-09-15 at 23:06 +0100, ana wrote: >> Hi >> >> Adam Bagnall wrote: >> > I was thinking earlier that as far as I'm aware the LoCoTeam has no >> > female members. There must be some women in the UK who use Ubuntu? > > Of course there are - I am another one. I

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Women, LinuxWorld, Stuff

2006-09-16 Thread Caroline Ford
On Sat, 2006-09-16 at 15:38 +0100, Ralph Corderoy wrote: > Hi Caroline, > > > > > /me awaits inevitable comments about booth babes . > > > > > > what? > > > > *Bewildered* > > I think he meant the modern-day equivalent of a scantily-clad girl in a > fur coat draped across the bonnet of a Ford

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Women, LinuxWorld, Stuff

2006-09-16 Thread Caroline Ford
On Fri, 2006-09-15 at 23:06 +0100, ana wrote: > Hi > > Adam Bagnall wrote: > > I was thinking earlier that as far as I'm aware the LoCoTeam has no > > female members. There must be some women in the UK who use Ubuntu? Of course there are - I am another one. I found out about this unfortunat

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Women, LinuxWorld, Stuff

2006-09-16 Thread Ralph Corderoy
Hi Caroline, > > > /me awaits inevitable comments about booth babes . > > > > what? > > *Bewildered* I think he meant the modern-day equivalent of a scantily-clad girl in a fur coat draped across the bonnet of a Ford Capri at a 1970's car show. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Booth_babe C

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Women, LinuxWorld, Stuff

2006-09-16 Thread Caroline Ford
On Fri, 2006-09-15 at 23:06 +0100, ana wrote: > Hi > > Adam Bagnall wrote: > > I was thinking earlier that as far as I'm aware the LoCoTeam has no > > female members. There must be some women in the UK who use Ubuntu? > > Yes there are ... we are probably not often following this list? Of

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Women, LinuxWorld, Stuff

2006-09-15 Thread ana
Hi Adam Bagnall wrote: > I was thinking earlier that as far as I'm aware the LoCoTeam has no > female members. There must be some women in the UK who use Ubuntu? Yes there are ... we are probably not often following this list? > I've > posted in the Ubuntu women section on the Ubuntu forum

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Women, LinuxWorld, Stuff ++ peace of mind

2006-09-12 Thread ac
Philip Wyett wrote: [...] > She is quite vocal about how much faster Ubuntu is over XP on the same > PC and how GNU Linux provides her with the daily peace of mind because > of it's security so she can just get on with what she wants to do One of the notable things I notice now I use Linux general

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Women, LinuxWorld, Stuff

2006-09-12 Thread Philip Wyett
On Tue, 2006-09-12 at 20:21 +0100, Alan Pope wrote: > On Tue, 2006-09-12 at 19:47 +0100, Adam Bagnall wrote: > > I was thinking earlier that as far as I'm aware the LoCoTeam has no > > female members. There must be some women in the UK who use Ubuntu? > > Oh of course there are, but using it

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Women, LinuxWorld, Stuff

2006-09-12 Thread Alan Pope
On Tue, 2006-09-12 at 19:47 +0100, Adam Bagnall wrote: > I was thinking earlier that as far as I'm aware the LoCoTeam has no > female members. There must be some women in the UK who use Ubuntu? Oh of course there are, but using it is one thing, spending time advocating the use of it is anothe

[ubuntu-uk] Women, LinuxWorld, Stuff

2006-09-12 Thread Adam Bagnall
I was thinking earlier that as far as I'm aware the LoCoTeam has no female members. There must be some women in the UK who use Ubuntu? I've posted in the Ubuntu women section on the Ubuntu forums to see if I can generate any interest. I'm sure some of you have converted wives/friends/sister