[wellylug] Draft survey of financial contributions to Linux distros

[Glen Ogilvie]

I'd be happy to answer a survery like this if a link is provided to it

Cheers
Glen

On Wed, 14 Aug 2002 13:12, Damon Lynch wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> Has anyone ever surveyed NZ Linux users to see if and how they
> financially contribute?  Could we have that facility on the NZOSS site?
> There is a nice survey tool, phpESP.  Someone may have another
> preference.
>
> Some suggested questions for those who already use Linux (if you like to
> edit, add, perhaps it is best to do so on the NZOSS list etc):
>
> 1)Have you ever contributed financially to a Linux distribution?
>  1.1.Yes
>  1.2.No, but perhaps I should
>  1.3.No, I never will
>  1.4.No, I contribute code instead
>  1.5.No, but I do a lot of testing of beta releases
>  1.6.No, I use a distribution that requires no revenue
> 2)If yes, did you contribute via:
>  2.1.Purchasing a boxed set
>  2.2.Making a donation
>  2.3.Paying for services (e.g. Mandrake Club, Red Hat Network)
>  2.4.Buying shares
> 3)If yes, have you contributed:
>  3.1.Regularly
>  3.2.Occasionally
>  3.3.Only once
> 4)If yes, to which distribution(s):
>  4.1.Mandrake
>  4.2.Red Hat
>  4.3.Suse
>  4.4.Debian
>  4.5.Gentoo
>  4.6.Sourcemage
>  4.7.Other: __________
> 5)Do you think contributing financially is a good idea?
>  5.1.No, Linux is free and users should never have to pay anything for
> it
>  5.2.Yes, distribution companies and volunteers have to survive somehow
> 6)Is Linux and open source software generally a social good in the sense
> of values like openness and cooperation, in contrast to piracy and
> secrecy that often accompanies closed source software?
>  6.1.Yes, Linux use should be encouraged
>  6.2.No, Microsoft is correct when they describe core Linux philosophies
> as being like a cancer
>  6.3.I don't have a clue what is being asked
>  6.4.Other: ________________
> 7)If you answered No to 5 and Yes to 6, how to you envisage developers
> of open source software should be paid? _______________
> 8)Do people who distribute self-burned Linux CDs in NZ have a moral
> obligation to contribute financially to the Linux distributions they are
> selling:
>  8.1.Yes
>  8.2.No
> 9)Do you believe commercial Linux distributions are:
>  9.1.Doomed to failure because of the licensing scheme of the GPL
>  9.2.Potentially have a healthy future as more people use Linux
>  9.3.Don't know
> 10)Who are you representing when answering this survey:
>  10.1 commercial business
>  10.2 government agency
>  10.3 non-profit organisation
>  10.4 private non-commercial user
>  10.5 other: _______________
>
>
>
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