[Olpc-open] Women in Open Source projects article

[Brian Jordan]

Free Software Magazine has published an article about the gender gap
in open source software development vs. commercial software
development and some things that projects can do to be more inviting
to female contributors.

http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/columns/ten_easy_ways_attract_women_your_free_software_project

(found via Rwanda LUG:
http://groups.google.co.uk/group/rwanda-lug/web/women-in-open-source-projects
... thanks Robert)

Some of article's points:
• Use forums instead of mailing lists
• When possible, wikis instead of version control archives
• When possible, high level languages
• Replace pecking-orders with affirmation processes (thank you's)
• Don't undervalue documentation, marketing, graphics
• Create a formal mentoring / induction process
• Make the existing women in your project visible