The Blonde and the Scruffy Coder
2009-02-12
by Olivier Cleynen
by Olivier Cleynen
On March 14th, I will be giving a talk titled The Blonde and the Scruffy Coder at the Chemnitzer Linux-Tagen in Chemnitz, Germany.
The abstract simply says:
No doubt the best coding is done in the FLOSS community — but where are all the women?
As a bright, open community, we can do better than being 99% male, and it pays to care. In this talk, Olivier will be tackling a few clichés, trolls, and misunderstandings to clarify the situation. Find out:
— why this is a problem;
— why you should care about it, and
— how well it pays to care.Come and meet the Blonde and the Scruffy Coder in a story of love, frustration and passion — a story in which you are the hero.