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		rmc on Dec 3, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The dark side of open source conferences [about wo... A lot of complaints about sexism in FLOSS conference mainly refer to sexual references, or (semi-)pornography. If you want to have a professional conference, then yes you should have a 'no sex' policy. However, are women really that anti-sex?

follower on Dec 3, 2010 [–]

In short, no.

You might be interested in reading: http://geekfeminism.wikia.com/wiki/Sex_is_beautiful

Also, don't assume that it's only women who object to sexual content in technical contexts.

rmc on Dec 3, 2010 | [–]

I read that article. It seems quite biased against the 'sex is beautiful' idea.

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