Editing LinuxChix (section)

== History ==
LinuxChix was founded in 1999 by Deb Richardson, who was a technical writer and web-master at an open source consulting firm.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/she-geeks-confess-love-for-linux-5000103260/|title=She-geeks confess love for Linux|work=[[ZDNet]] News|author=Lisa Bowman|date=September 15, 1999|access-date=2021-04-28}}</ref><ref name=ABOUT>{{Cite web|title=About LinuxChix|url=https://www.linuxchix.org/content/about-linuxchix|website=linuxchix.org|access-date=2021-04-28|archive-date=2018-10-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181010050356/https://www.linuxchix.org/content/about-linuxchix|url-status=dead}}</ref> Her reason for founding LinuxChix was to create an alternative to the "locker room mentality" of some other [[Linux User Groups]] and forums. There are two core rules: "be polite and be helpful."{{r|ABOUT}}

LinuxChix started as an [[electronic mailing list]] called ''grrltalk''. The growth of this mailing list led to the establishment of other mailing lists, beginning with ''techtalk'' for technical discussions and ''issues'' for discussion of women's political issues. LinuxChix received attention when [[ZDNet]] published an article on it, which was subsequently cross-posted on [[Slashdot]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://technology.guardian.co.uk/online/story/0,,267968,00.html|title=Web Watch:Linux lasses|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=September 23, 1999|author=Karlin Lillington|access-date=2007-07-15}}</ref>