Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-project (930 mails)

[Per Jessen <per@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Pascal Bleser wrote:

> On Thursday 17 June 2010 12:57:38 Per Jessen wrote:
> > Andreas Jaeger wrote:
> > > This includes the following activities in order to excel in our
> > > goals:
> > [snip]
> >
> > >     * Emphasize the value of communication and recognize cultural
> > >     diversity within our community
> >
> > I can't help thinking that this is just a blurp (waffle; saying
> > something only for the sake of saying it).  Maybe it belongs in some
> > other context, but it's difficult to imagine what kind of
> > _activities_ we would untertake in this respect.
>
> During our strategy meeting, the initial item that cause that line to
> be there was from me. And what the initial item was about was "making
> openSUSE friendlier to women" (or rather "female contributors", even
> though that sounds a bit odd and, don't burn me, I'm not a native
> English speaker ;)).

Hey, nor am I, so I get to flame you anyway .... :-)

> And my proposal was to actively reach out.

I certainly would not want to discourage that concept, but I don't think
it is an issue that openSUSE need to address.  There are differences
between the sexes and they will always remain. How attractive IT and
technology is or can be made to the female gender varies quite a bit
from country to country (gender stereotypes always get in the way).  I
am not suggesting that we make openSUSE some sort of exclusive male
territory, but for us to attempt to be more attractive to the female
user would simply be beyond our capabilities.  IMHO.  (okay, certainly
beyond MY capabilities). 


-- 
Per Jessen, Zürich (15.1°C)

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