Hello, This is a rather strange e-mail for these mailing lists, I know. I am a third year Social Anthropology student in the University of Durham doing my dissertation (thesis) on the Anthropology of GNU/Linux. I would really appreciate if you could help me out and offer some of your time to fill in the questionnaire below- it will only take 2 minutes. Replies will be confidential and everything in the dissertation will be anonymous. Results will be e-mailed to participants upon request. Thanks in advance, and... enjoy! Maria Kastrinou QUESTIONS: 1. When did you start using GNU/Linux OS? 2. What is your level of involvement? newbie/ user/ developer (delete as appropriate) 3. Why are you using Linux? 4. Is Linux fun? How? 5. Which distribution of Linux do you use? 6. What in your opinion constitutes a ¡good hack¢? 7. Would you describe yourself as a ¡hacker¢? 8. Which super-hero (apart from Tux) do you think would represent Linux best? 9. Describe Microsoft OS in one word. 10. How do you view the recent patent agreement between Microsoft and Novell? 11. GNU GPL, copyleft and freedom of speech: good, bad or irrelevant? 12. How many Linux mailing lists are you a member of? 13. Would you reply to a question sent through Linux mailing lists and why? 14. Microsoft vs. Linux: cathedral vs. bazaar or something altogether different? 15. Open Source or Free Software? Personal Information: a) Age: b) Gender: c) Occupation: d) Your current geographic location: Any other comments? Would you like me to e-mail you the results? YES/ NO Hope you enjoyed it! THANK YOU! Maria - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs
