** Reply to message from Kevin McLauchlan <kevinmcl@magma.ca> on Sat, 25 Jan 2003 16:04:10 -0500
It is still a rare thing to have a family of complete geeks where both the male and female would be interested in Linux.
My point exactly.
Well, even that assumption can ( and will ) be stood on it's head. And I am the one that began using Linux . In this house I am the techie , My husband began using Suse w/o knowing , nor caring about a lot of silly things that Geeks just drool over. He has deadlines to meet and only wanted his Word Processor to work as planned , that neither it , nor the OS should "eat and or destroy " his body of work. Linux Fixed that problem for him, and he has since learned how to install SuSE 8.0 all by himself ... <G> However, It's time all you "guys" got over the idea that women do actually use Linux , and use it because it functions so well. My "other" gripe is for any of you who work in the "tech stores" When we come in, and you finally get around to noticing us , No matter that I am the one asking the questions , you persist in talking across me to him. He , however has not a clue about the things you are discussing , Remember , Since I asked the question, it would seem to imply that I want the answer , no ? It's so creepy when you do that , talking across my face , it reminds me of hospitals where the patient , especially if female , doesn't have any idea of the meaning of the questions the good Doc, or Nurse might be attempting to deflect. It's also very rude, and *could* cost you all the good Karma points you have built up <VBG> -- j afterthought: We look for things that make us go.