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Hi folks,This was posted on the Ubuntu-UK mailing list. It's a new network for women advocating, using or developing FLOSS. I figured it might be of some interest to the women on the LUG list (or maybe some of the guys on the list know any women or girls who might be interested?
Rob -------- Original Message --------Subject: [ubuntu-uk] New network for women advocating, using or developing FLOSS
Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2011 18:40:25 +0100 From: Paula Graham <pmgazz@xxxxxxxxx> Reply-To: pmgazz@xxxxxxxxx, UK Ubuntu Talk <ubuntu-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: UK Ubuntu Talk <ubuntu-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> We're in the throes of setting up 'Flossie' as a space for women who're involved in FLOSS in any way - especially advocacy. We're hoping this will help us to co-ordinate our advocacy activities a bit better and share what works. We'll be kicking off with an event in November in London so we can have a chance to meet and get to know each other a bit and anyone who wants to help out with that is very welcome. The (half-done) blog is here: http://www.flossie.org/ Sign up for the discussion list here: http://apollo.krystal.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/discuss_flossie.org I'm afraid it's women-only - not from any will to exclude just under half the human race but just cos we can't include one guy and not another - so, given that we're less than 3% of the FLOSS population, we'd most likely end up with another space where we're a tiny minority. It's just a confidence-building thing and not intended to be divisive :) All women welcome, technical genius not required. Have a great weekend, Paula -- ubuntu-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq