[clug] Open Source Software's Dirty Little Secret

Grant Baldwin Grant.Baldwin at anu.edu.au
Thu Sep 10 04:19:38 MDT 2009


In any area of creative endeavour, an increase in the diversity of the  
contributor base will generaly improve the quality of the product.

--
Grant Baldwin

On 10/09/2009, at 5:19 PM, Jessica Fryer <jessicanumber at gmail.com>  
wrote:

> Well that's thet textbook answer but are you really looking for more  
> of the
> exact same?
>
> Are there any areas where a woman's influence might reverse a negative
> trend, for example?
>
> On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 5:02 PM, Adam Thomas <adam.lloyd at gmail.com>  
> wrote:
>
>>
>> The advantage would be a bigger community with more contributers and
>> users. More skills and more ideas.
>>
>> I'd like you to do what ever it is you want to contribute. If you  
>> want
>> to contribute code then contribute code! If there are other things
>> that you want to contribute then do them too or instead of. Women
>> should be able to make exactly the same contributions as men. That's
>> what equality is about.
>>
>>
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