Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Tue, 10 Dec 1996 20:38:54 -0700 | From | (Erik Andersen) | Subject | Re: Linus v2.0 released (Male?) |
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On Dec 10, 1996, KRSE (kota@pdxnet.com) wrote: > > On Tue, 10 Dec 1996, Erik Troan wrote: > > > Congratulations, and we're all waiting for a new male version (perhaps > > > v2.1? nah, it's gotta be 2.2 at least) :-)) > > <anti-sexist> > > Why is it called "male"? If you happen to be making a refrence to the > stable kernels being "male" and the unstable ones being "female", I'd like > you to know that its hard enough being a female in the world of linux and > that this concept/refrence is quite rude and unfair, however funny you may > have found it. > > </anti-sexist> > > > Definitely. Any new male version will be under development for quite a while! > > It'll probably take *years* to mature into anything resembling a stable > > version. > > See the above. I am confused. > > > Happily me, > -Katy
This thread refers to a recent posting by Linus on the comp.os.linux.announce mailing list which (as nearly as I can tell) attempted to humerously announce the fact that he has recently become the father of a baby girl. As far as I know, no sexism was involved, and all parties involved are happy with the result.
-Erik
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