.hc wrote: Its good to see more women getting involved. But it remains a sad fact that out 40+ Pd devs, almost all are white males. I was just discussing this with my girlfriend ideas, it seems to be a pretty amorphic issue. I read an interesting article about this problem regarding free software development in general. It seems many women don't want to be openly female in such forums because it often leads to obnoxious and/or harassing emails. So many women choose gender-neutral online identities to avoid this. Then there was another interesting point about how free software development tends to be kind of a macho realm, with people trying to one-up each other. Many women (and men as well) find this quite annoying.

This is indeed sad. I wish more women were (openly) into computers. Perhaps A geek like me could relate to such a girl. :embarased: Plus who knows what new perspectives women could bring to the digital field, like Angela Bulloch for example. I LOVE her work. Its not audio (at least what I have seen) but it is some of the most amaizing visual stuff! I would kill to have her skills.

I know what you mean though about the emergance of harrasing emails. Apparently my name (wade) is given to both males and females, and once I recieved a request for a pic! :P :D

I tried to drag my X here, but I was/am a horrable teacher :(

I havent seen much of the Macho thing, but then again I dont develop. I am just a user... I think the developers are pritty nice, at least from my point of view. Giving their time to an appreciative community like this. :) Thanks!

two more cents makes four... -thewade