[Actionchix] *Vote: Linux Chix mag "audience", "title" and "motto" - Closes Saturday Sept. 15th

[Gloria W]

Understood. I was hoping for a more recent CS heroine, or maybe a 
reference to something more commonly used today.
I fear that a name can set people off straight away if it is not 
obvious/modern, and gives the dolts something to point and laugh at.

Gloria
> The ada programming language was named after Ada Lovelace, the woman 
> known as the first computer programmer. The language is still alive 
> but maybe it's not ticking as loudly as it once did. An article about 
> Ada in the new mag would be great. I am willing to write it, as long 
> as someone with better writing skills was there to edit it.
>  
> http://www.sdsc.edu/ScienceWomen/lovelace.html
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ada_Lovelace.
> --Tricia
>  
> On 9/12/07, *Gloria W* <strangest at comcast.net 
> <mailto:strangest at comcast.net>> wrote:
>
>     I like the way it sounds. But the name is unfortunately the same as an
>     outdated programming language, which may cause the publication to be
>     ridiculed before it ever gets off the ground.
>
>     Gloria
>     >> ADA -- A technology magazine created by the LinuxChix community.
>     >>
>     >
>     > Loving the name!!
>     >
>     > Isa
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