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#use wml::debian::template title="Frequently Asked Questions" BARETITLE="true"
#use wml::debian::faqs
### todo: verify links
<question>
Why are there so few women in the computer field / F/OSS
</question>
<answer><p>
There are a lot of theories about this, but no one can know for
sure. However, Ellen Spertus has a wonderful paper,
<a href="https://dspace.mit.edu/bitstream/handle/1721.1/7040/?sequence=2">Why
Are There So Few Female Computer Scientists?</a> that will explain
some of the cultural phenomena that might be a cause. Also, please
read Val Henson's
<a href="https://tldp.org/HOWTO/Encourage-Women-Linux-HOWTO/">
HOWTO Encourage Women in Linux</a>.
</p></answer>
<question>What's on topic for the mailing list?</question>
<answer><p>
If it pertains to women in Debian, it's probably on topic. That
said, we're not trying to recreate
<a href="https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/">debian-user</a>,
<a href="https://lists.debian.org/debian-mentors/">debian-mentors</a>, or
<a href="https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/">debian-devel</a>. The list is primarily for discussing
Debian Women related projects and collaboration.
</p></answer>
<question>How do I get on IRC?</question>
<answer><p>
For people that have never been on IRC before, you should first
install an IRC client. Popular Linux clients available in Debian are
<a href="http://www.hexchat.org/">HexChat</a>, <a href="http://www.pidgin.im">Pidgin</a> and
<a href="http://irssi.org/">irssi</a>. Once installed, connect
to irc.debian.org and /join #debian-women. For more general IRC
information, read the
<a href="http://www.irchelp.org/faq/">IRC FAQ</a>.
</p></answer>
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