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There is often a disjoint set of expectations between F/LOSS culture and women (besides occasional outright misogyny). Providing a system where women can be ea

by pnathan 14y ago

There is often a disjoint set of expectations between F/LOSS culture and women (besides occasional outright misogyny). Providing a system where women can be eased into the coding experience is, IMO, a very kind thing to do. I visited a church recently and some college students spoke about why they chose that church. Uniformly, the kindness of the church community was a common thread through their comments. It's a human thing: we lean towards people who show kindness to us, especially in forms we can relate to. These bridging activities such as what Github and the Ada Initiative are doing provide a great deal of value in my opinion.

theorique 14y ago
What you say makes a lot of sense. In another comment on this, I mentioned that the leaders of the open source world seem to be famously aggressive, prickly, and concerned only with the truth, not with feelings or being polite [1]. Changing the culture to something "kind", if that is what the community truly wants, will take more than a few donated repos. It will be interesting to see the impact it happens. [1] One of many examples http://www.muktware.com/3703/linus-torvalds-nvidia-fuck-you http://www.muktware.com/3703/linus-torvalds-nvidia-fuck-you