Frequently Asked Questions
General FAQ
Why are there so few women in the computer field / F/OSS
There are a lot of theories about this, but no one can know for
sure. However, Ellen Spertus has a wonderful paper,
Why
Are There So Few Female Computer Scientists? that will explain
some of the cultural phenomena that might be a cause. Also, please
read Val Henson's
HOWTO Encourage Women in Linux.
Mailing List FAQ
What's on topic for the mailing list?
If it pertains to women in Debian, it's probably on topic. That
said, we're not trying to recreate
debian-user,
debian-mentors, or
debian-devel. The list is primarily for discussing
Debian Women related projects and collaboration.
IRC FAQ
How do I get on IRC?
For people that have never been on IRC before, you should first
install an IRC client. Popular Linux clients available in Debian are
X-Chat and
irssi. Once installed, connect
to irc.debian.org and /join #debian-women. For more general IRC
information, read
this.