Comments on: Tech Post #3: Women and Open Source Code http://www.banane.com/2006/09/08/tech-post-3-women-and-open-source-code/ Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:03:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: sex toys http://www.banane.com/2006/09/08/tech-post-3-women-and-open-source-code/comment-page-1/#comment-238410 sex toys Wed, 04 Feb 2009 12:37:27 +0000 http://www.banane.com/2006/09/08/tech-post-3-women-and-open-source-code/#comment-238410 good outlook good outlook

]]> By: Kim Flournoy http://www.banane.com/2006/09/08/tech-post-3-women-and-open-source-code/comment-page-1/#comment-188 Kim Flournoy Tue, 12 Sep 2006 22:26:55 +0000 http://www.banane.com/2006/09/08/tech-post-3-women-and-open-source-code/#comment-188 I'd like to point out that plenty of people contribute to open source projects "behind the scenes" by logging bugs, contributing to user forums and mailing lists, and writing to those on the project with feedback and feature ideas. Not everyone has the time to take a substantial unpaid role on one of these projects, but there are those of us who pitch in where we can to help out our favorite products. And this applies to people of any gender - there are plenty of projects that don't get developed or are abandoned because of lack of programmers. Men need to pay rent, too... I’d like to point out that plenty of people contribute to open source projects “behind the scenes” by logging bugs, contributing to user forums and mailing lists, and writing to those on the project with feedback and feature ideas.

Not everyone has the time to take a substantial unpaid role on one of these projects, but there are those of us who pitch in where we can to help out our favorite products.

And this applies to people of any gender – there are plenty of projects that don’t get developed or are abandoned because of lack of programmers. Men need to pay rent, too…

]]> By: Jennifer http://www.banane.com/2006/09/08/tech-post-3-women-and-open-source-code/comment-page-1/#comment-170 Jennifer Fri, 08 Sep 2006 22:34:09 +0000 http://www.banane.com/2006/09/08/tech-post-3-women-and-open-source-code/#comment-170 I'm going to ignore the naseau coming up from the craft comments, and state that I think it's entirely a matter of numbers. If one in a thousand programmers contributes to open source, and 28% of those earning computing degrees are women, and 50% of them remain in computing careers, we certainly should expect very few women in open source. Add to the fact that women in families still do most of the housework and childrearing, and optional fun activities like contributing to open source are going to happen in even smaller percentages. I’m going to ignore the naseau coming up from the craft comments, and state that I think it’s entirely a matter of numbers.

If one in a thousand programmers contributes to open source, and 28% of those earning computing degrees are women, and 50% of them remain in computing careers, we certainly should expect very few women in open source.

Add to the fact that women in families still do most of the housework and childrearing, and optional fun activities like contributing to open source are going to happen in even smaller percentages.

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