Comments on: Women and Linux http://jackieplage.com/2007/10/02/women-and-linux/ Jackie's Virtual Playground Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:20:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Jackie http://jackieplage.com/2007/10/02/women-and-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-42 Jackie Tue, 02 Oct 2007 17:30:57 +0000 http://www.jackieplage.com/2007/10/02/women-and-linux/#comment-42 I know, I don't know what I'll do. I just can't work out how to install that nice recipe database that my cooking circle uses. Or the knitting patterns one for that matter. My life is in ruins. I know, I don’t know what I’ll do. I just can’t work out how to install that nice recipe database that my cooking circle uses. Or the knitting patterns one for that matter.

My life is in ruins.

]]> By: Steffen Larsen http://jackieplage.com/2007/10/02/women-and-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-41 Steffen Larsen Tue, 02 Oct 2007 17:28:33 +0000 http://www.jackieplage.com/2007/10/02/women-and-linux/#comment-41 What...? Women don't need their own Linux distro, just as you probably claim they don't need their own oven?! But if there's no integrated recipie-app on the desktop, what will you use your computer for anyway? Pfft. Women. What…? Women don’t need their own Linux distro, just as you probably claim they don’t need their own oven?!

But if there’s no integrated recipie-app on the desktop, what will you use your computer for anyway?

Pfft. Women.

]]> By: Jackie http://jackieplage.com/2007/10/02/women-and-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-40 Jackie Tue, 02 Oct 2007 14:58:18 +0000 http://www.jackieplage.com/2007/10/02/women-and-linux/#comment-40 At least the Hello Kitty theme isn't pink I guess... There is I believe a version of Ubuntu for Christians, an actual distro not just a community. I was tempted to say something about that but thought better of it for fear of having hoards of raving christians on my back at what would probably have been highly sarcastic remarks. ;) Oh and nice sideways snipe at Gnome there! :D Funnily enough I've heard the opposite is true. I love the Gnome/KDE debate, it's almost as good as the linux/windows/mac one. At least the Hello Kitty theme isn’t pink I guess…

There is I believe a version of Ubuntu for Christians, an actual distro not just a community. I was tempted to say something about that but thought better of it for fear of having hoards of raving christians on my back at what would probably have been highly sarcastic remarks. ;)

Oh and nice sideways snipe at Gnome there! :D Funnily enough I’ve heard the opposite is true. I love the Gnome/KDE debate, it’s almost as good as the linux/windows/mac one.

]]> By: Futt http://jackieplage.com/2007/10/02/women-and-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-39 Futt Tue, 02 Oct 2007 07:20:17 +0000 http://www.jackieplage.com/2007/10/02/women-and-linux/#comment-39 You need this! A Hello Kitty Ubuntu theme! :P http://www.kittyhell.com/2007/07/04/hello-kitty-ubuntu-gdm-theme/ Oh and there is actually a Linux for gays... Believe it or not. I give you - Gaybuntu: http://gaybuntu.com/ (Well ok so it's just a community, but still, I found it amusing) On a more serious note, I agree with you. If you want to reach out to a particular demographic, patronising them is probably not the best way to go about it. Besides, Gnome is already dumbed down enough, any more and it will be completely useless. I prefer Kubuntu ;) You need this! A Hello Kitty Ubuntu theme! :P http://www.kittyhell.com/2007/07/04/hello-kitty-ubuntu-gdm-theme/

Oh and there is actually a Linux for gays… Believe it or not. I give you – Gaybuntu: http://gaybuntu.com/ (Well ok so it’s just a community, but still, I found it amusing)

On a more serious note, I agree with you. If you want to reach out to a particular demographic, patronising them is probably not the best way to go about it. Besides, Gnome is already dumbed down enough, any more and it will be completely useless.

I prefer Kubuntu ;)

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