LXer: Debian women may leave due to 'sexist' post

LXer · 12-16-2008, 03:10 PM

Published at LXer:

At least two Debian women developers are reconsidering their participation in the GNU/Linux project following the posting of what they deem to be a sexist message to one of the mailing lists meant for developers. The message in question was posted on November 23 by developer Josselin Mouette to the list meant for important announcements for developers. One of the women in question, Miriam Ruiz, who became a developer in 2004 by joining the Debian Women project, told iTWire she had not resigned and did not plan to do so because it would send the wrong message.

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H_TeXMeX_H · 12-17-2008, 02:29 AM

It looks like a joke to me, not a very good one, but certainly not bad enough to call it 'sexist'. Is Josselin Mouette male or female ?

rickh · 12-17-2008, 08:27 AM

Male. My comment on another forum...

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Evidently, there is or was recently a scandal on the devel list mostly between Josselin Mouette (Gnome maintainer) and Miriam Ruiz (Games and Gnash maintainer). She claimed he said something sexist, he, like any red blooded male, said you're just too sensitive and embued in political correctness. I didn't read the conversation, but from the news story I read, Joss is right. Evidently a bunch of emasculated wimps, probably mostly from the US, EU, and Gay Alliance (whatever that is) chimed in to support Miriam, and a bunch or regular men from the rest of the world fought the other side.

The only thing that makes this interesting to me is that I consider the work done by Ruiz and Mouette to be equally valuable ... it's a lose, lose situation if they can't both behave like adults.

Also, the article says no one is about to leave ... sensational, false title.

H_TeXMeX_H · 12-17-2008, 08:44 AM

Hmm, well that makes a bit more sense. But, I still don't get why they have to act this way.