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This reply is exactly why this initiative is needed. Can't you just say 'hey, more people contributing to open source!'
I doubt you would have felt the same way if Github had announced they were making free repositories available, but only to male developers...
> This reluctance has good reasons behind it: fear of being told they are bad programmers, fear of being publicly mocked or harassed, and even fear of losing job opportunities. All of these are greater risks for women on average than men. [Citation needed] Edit, to expand on the kneejerk reaction: I find it difficult to accept the premise that this is a female-only problem. I've been reluctant to post my code before…
Females as a noun is used to refer to lower animals, I believe you mean women.
Why?
IANAW, but this almost seems sexist in and of itself. Is Github shielding the delicate female programmers from the merciless wrath of internet trolls? I guess the assumption is that big strong male programmers don't need this kind of coddling.
Also, does a transwoman count?
IANAW, but this almost seems sexist in and of itself. Is Github shielding the delicate female programmers from the merciless wrath of internet trolls? I guess the assumption is that big strong male programmers don't need this kind of coddling.
Perhaps Github is merely a business doing as they see fit?
IANAW, but this almost seems sexist in and of itself. Is Github shielding the delicate female programmers from the merciless wrath of internet trolls? I guess the assumption is that big strong male programmers don't need this kind of coddling.
Nope, just giving support to a demographic that they'd like to see growth in. It's what smart companies do.
So if this is a demographic Github wants to see an increase in, does this mean they don't care enough about others?
> This reluctance has good reasons behind it: fear of being told they are bad programmers, fear of being publicly mocked or harassed, and even fear of losing job opportunities. All of these are greater risks for women on average than men. [Citation needed] Edit, to expand on the kneejerk reaction: I find it difficult to accept the premise that this is a female-only problem. I've been reluctant to post my code before…
When your standard bearers are the famously freaky rms, or the famously acerbic Linus, the tone set tends to be rather concerned with "truth" and absolutely unconcerned with "feelings".
Not making this right or wrong. Just saying.
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This reply is exactly why this initiative is needed. Can't you just say 'hey, more people contributing to open source!'
How is pushing code to a private repository 'contributing to open source'?
Or you know, use BitBucket that offers free private repositories for everyone and anyone.