Add Hanna's comments on the HOWTO file

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     - "I've been working on this for 6 months..."
     - "Here's a 5000 line patch that..."
 
+Another way the kernel community is different than most traditional
+software engineering work environments is the faceless nature of
+interaction.  One benefit of using email and irc as the primary forms of
+communication is the lack of discrimination based on gender or race.
+The Linux kernel work environment is accepting of women and minorities
+because all you are is an email address.  The international aspect also
+helps to level the playing field because you can't guess gender based on
+a person's name. A man may be named Andrea and a woman may be named Pat.
+Here is a group that is a good starting point for women interested in
+contributing to Linux:
+	http://www.linuxchix.org/
+