2008/8/28 Lucy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > On 28/08/2008, London School of Puppetry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Much relates to necessity and opportunity. As most management is male, > then > > there will be fewer opportunities given to women. But I know several > women > > working in IT, and everyone I know uses computers to some extent. I am > the > > only person I know using Ubuntu- does the very concept 'open source' > > smack of blokishness and nerdimen? Is it all a question of marketing? > > Rather than anything to do with how men and women respond to computer > > technology? > > Well said! Those are some interesting questions. I think with so few > women currently in free/open source software then it's bound to have a > 'blokishness' feel about it. I wonder if with the increase in > popularity of firefox and umpcs with linux, whether the 'nerdiness' > feel is going though? > > I certainly think that 'marketing' of a sort has a lot to do with it. > If you were to attend a local LUG or other linux event that was 50% > female would it start feeling less 'blokish' to you or do you think > more would need to be done?
Hi there - I suppose my concern is not a personal need to join a group etc- but rather the impression an organisation makes- I think Ubuntu is great- and the support from the 'community'(male or female) helping me to make a necessity work - I am irritated by female Windows users I know who don't need it for games, sound and film editing and so COULD switch to Ubuntu but it seems such a big deal because of the atmos surrounding open source.anatmosphere that has never bothered me personally-I have to say! My original comment was an observation and question- and the rest has developed in the discussion. I think the 'community' is a great thing, but separate from that has to be the marketing of an excellent product for all. But for some the M word is unacceptable so Linux perhaps has to rely on the more honest word or mouth slog. Caroline > > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ > -- --- London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com
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