This HOWTO was inspired by an extensive discussion on the LinuxChix mailing lists. Thanks to LinuxChix and also to the Sydney Linux Users Group and members of Advogato for their feedback.

Thanks to Rebecca Walter, Jenn Vesperman, Dancer Vesperman, Telsa Gwynne and Alan Cox for providing some specific ideas, and Akkana Peck for suggesting that users who demand features without offering contributions need to be speicifically addressed. Thanks to David Merrill for his critical eye and Jeff Waugh for his enthusiasm.