Re: my lenovo laptop

I get your point.

The Debian project values the diversity of its members as an asset
that can help towards its goal to make better software, but I am not
aware that there is an explicit focus on seeking transgender
developers specifically. There is a focus on increasing the presence
of underrepresented groups. I have no statistics on whether
transgender people are or aren't currently underrepresented in Debian.
My understanding is that generally in the IT sector their percentage
is as least as high as in the general population, and Debian probably
makes no difference.

Anyway, if you want to discuss this issue within the project, I
believe that debian-project <[email protected]> is the
best suited mailing list. But if you're going to make your argument
with statements like "Debian is too woke for my blood" or "too bad it
seeks to include transgender folks", I don't think it'll be well
received.

Gerardo

Il giorno ven 25 ott 2024 alle ore 17:18 John White
<[email protected]> ha scritto:
>
> I agree that peronal life choices of Debian developers should have no bearing
> on whether to use Debian software.  My bitch is with identity politics
> generally and, more specifically, with Debian's apparent decision to expressly
> seek transgender developers.  The personal life choices of its developers
> should have no bearing, one way or the other on the developer's suitability to
> Debian.  Its none of Debian's business.
>
> John
>
> On Friday, October 25, 2024 1:02:50 AM PDT Gerardo Ballabio wrote:
> > John White wrote:
> > > Our cigar lions club is using linux mint and I might decide to switch.  I
> > > keep
> > hearing that Debian is becoming too woke for my blood.  I hope that is not
> > the case as I have used Debian for some 30 years and it has been very
> > reliable. Too bad such a great OS has moved so far left that it is now
> > seeking to include trangender folks.
> >
> > I don't see why the personal life choices or the political opinions of
> > Debian developers should have any bearing on whether you should use
> > Debian software.
> >
> > If you believe it's a great OS why not just keep using it. It's not
> > like you're required to allow Debian developers into your bed.
> >
> > By the way, Mint is based on Debian (either directly or indirectly
> > through Ubuntu), so if you don't want to use Debian, you may not want
> > Mint either.
> >
> > Gerardo
>
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