Mar 13, 2008 9:05pm GMT
The concept of world control caught my eye, but then I realized I hadn't been invited to Control the World. I did, however, get an invite to an O'Reilly webinar presented by Carla Schroder: Control a World of Computers From Your Linux PC. "In this webinar, Carla Schroder, columnist, blogger, and author of the Linux Cookbook and Linux Networking Cookbook, covers the finer points of secur... more »
Girl Geek Dinners WellingtonMar 13, 2008 4:32pm GMT
If you didn't have the chance to run right over to New Zealand for the Girl Geek Dinners Wellington, you can read all about it and see some pics over at Brenda Wallace's coffeegeeknz blog. (I really want to get my mitts on one of those Girl Geek Dinners keyrings, too.) more »
Women of DrupalMar 12, 2008 3:12pm GMT
Laura Scott wrote a great report about DrupalCon Boston 2008. She includes a bunch of photos of some of the women who attended and discusses the issue of their "visibility" in the open source community. Participation by women in Drupal is higher than average in the open source universe, but hasn't grown in the past year, either. Laura makes an interesting point about our education... more »
Linux GamingMar 07, 2008 8:06pm GMT
Kristin Shoemaker posted "Flipping the Linux Switch: Linux gaming" over at Download Squad. Kristin looks at Frozen Bubble and Extreme Tux Racer and points to a page with plenty of other time wasters. It's Friday afternoon and you really deserve a break, after all. Got a Women in Open Source blog topic in mind? Email it to me at roseblog AT linuxpromagazine DOT com. more »
Girls, Science, and MathMar 07, 2008 7:38pm GMT
Yes, this is slightly off topic for this blog, but it caught my eye. A Miami University study indicates that girls like science and math better in the 4th grade than they do in the 8th grade. According to the study, the good news – if you can call it that – is that girls lose interest in subjects across the board and don't seem to single out math and science. But the even better news is that &... more »
Mentoring: Google Summer of CodeMar 04, 2008 7:43pm GMT
Over at Open Source Google, Leslie Hawthorn announced that they are accepting applications from open source projects that want to act as mentoring organizations. The application deadline is March 12, so if you're interested, get on it. more »
Calling All Women: Eclectic Tech CarnivalMar 03, 2008 4:02pm GMT
The seventh Eclectic Tech Carnival will be held May 25-31 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. According to the announcement: The /ETC is a unique tech skill-share that has been held annually since 2002. The emphasis has always been women sharing their experiences, knowledge and skills around free software, open hardware and universal interoperability of systems in a fun way. We are calling all... more »
