Women in Open Source?

[Marcus Brubaker]

Just a few famous names that pop to mind:

Telsa Gwyne (GNOME contributor, married to Alan Cox)
Deb Richardson (founder of LinuxChix.org)
Jenn Vesperman (current coordinator of LinuxChix.org)

Also of up-and-coming interest:

Clare So (GNOME WSOP participant and local CS student)

I hope this helps.  Sadly, there really aren't that many but there are a 
number of efforts to improve the situation.  GNOME, Fedora and others 
have programs which are aiming to improve female participation in Open 
Source.

Cheers,
Marcus


Colin McGregor wrote:
> I have received a green light from the editor of Tux
> Magazine to do a series of articles on people in the
> Linux/open source community that the newcomers to the
> field likely don't know, but ought to. In short order
> I was able to put together a list of 24 names (i.e. 2
> years worth of articles). On that list of names there
> was one woman, Pamela Jones of groklaw.net fame. Now,
> I would like the list to have at least a few more
> women and I am looking for ideas.
>
> The women in question have to have had (and/or are
> having) a significant impact on Linux and/or open
> source, and would have to be someone who could do a
> short e-mailed interview.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Colin McGregor
>
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