RE: [MLUG - DISCUSSION]BeerlessGeeks[was(nowmembersmeetingquestion)on members list]

[Jennifer Dozar <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

On Sun, 1 Jun 2003, Michael wrote:
> Official meetings should be left open to teenagers. That should either
> mean no alcohol or meetings in a location where some people can drink and
> other don't have to. My teenage meetings of this kind were usually in
> pizza joints. Hang out meetings is fine in adult locations though.

Would be nice to be more diversified.  There is still just a mainly a
bunch of various aged-group  out here but almost all are white male geeks.
I think that was smiliar in MLUG too.

>
> I gave up women (as well as alcohol, caffine, and other vices) so it
> really doesn't mean much to me. I just find it a funny subject.
>
> Actually opening up Linux to non-white teen to middle age white guys is of
> interest to me though. I'd like to see more women interested in technology
> in general and especially in opensource. Since opensource programmers tend
> to develop what they'd like then if you can get more women to develop
> opensource software then naturally more women will find what interests
> them in Linux. I think for one that women would do a better job at
> developing more family-oriented software. Children's games, family
> management software, things of that sort.

Does that mean i can get someone else to help me on my game? :)  I know
some guys that have written games for their kids. no women off hand. too
busy being the caregivers i guess.  Probably why i should program games
for my kids now while i don't ahve any?
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