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Not sure I understand. So men in OSS are not genuinely interested in improving the code?

• irremediable 11y ago
  Of course they are. But if there is significant discrimination against women, maybe women either get really good or leave OSS/programming altogether. Leading to the remaining women (the sample) being "more competent".
• larsiusprime 11y ago
  The argument seems to be mathematical, not categorical, this is what I think is being claimed -- "there are many more men on github than women, thus there is stronger selection pressures on the women who are on github. Whether men are more or less competent than women IN GENERAL is a separate question from which is, on average the more competent sub-population on github."
  • themagician 11y ago
    I was trying to find a way to articulate this and failing. This was my intended meaning.