Comment 6 for bug 272826

CC'ing the mailing list.

On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 12:50 PM, Matthew East <email address hidden> wrote:
> I tend to agree with Martin that a word coined in English doesn't have
> to follow the same grammatical rules as its original language. English
> words don't tend to change to match gender.
>
> Having said that, if this annoys enough people, we could consider
> changing the word. But it's been in use for 4 years or so, and this is
> the first complaint I've seen.
>
> It would be valuable to hear the thoughts of the ubuntu-women group, so
> I'm subscribing them.
>
> --
> "Ubuntero" inappropriate for female contributors
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/272826
> You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-
> Women Team, which is a direct subscriber.

I dont know Spanish. But using a gender-neutral word to describe an
Ubuntu member and their contributions is a good idea. OTOH,
insisting each Member identify their gender publicly is not very
friendly. To rephrase, what goal would be achieved by declaring my
gender in a technical fora?

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