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I think this article that highlights discrimination against women in FOSS projects is exaggerated. I am a male and have collaborated with gender activists standing for their cause and support. Free Software, is a technical term, which provides anyone the freedom to use, modify, distribute and publish with amendment. Obviously, such an enlarged scope of freedom, I feel, is not being explored to its extent possible by women activists. The freedom to publish with amendments should propel the women activists to fork the application wherever a discrimination is observed or experienced. With the forked out branch, the women activists can attract other developers to join and participate in further development. Since the space is virtual, and creative, complaining about a minor variation will only put the male chauvinistic people at an advantage. The gender activists should create their own FOSS user groups and lead by example. Best wishes.