this survey is a total shit. i left it when i found too much questions about money. and i dont think people related with this survey believe in open source philosophy.
can anyone please find out more information about this survey. On 3/6/07, Jamil Ahmed <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > :)) > > Another point is, the original poster Omi, who fwd it in this list > deleted some important lines from the header. > > "On 2/28/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <lmth%40deakin.edu.au> <[EMAIL > PROTECTED]<lmth%40deakin.edu.au>> > wrote:" > > I was wondering what was the "To:" address or where was the original > post submitted in the first place. We should forward mails with full > headers, so people can know the original source. Anyway... > > > On 3/6/07, russell kabir <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <russell33rd%40yahoo.com>> > wrote: > > Fantastic! You have understood it also and laid out the reasons in such > a fine way that expresses the exact response from open source developers. I > am NOT a developer, but i've been using Linux and voice its benefit over > windows all the time. As a user, thought to response in the survey....but > after going in the second page i had a feeling that the survey is > detrimental to open source culture, and i stopped. Today the mail from you > superbly express the feeling i had. > > Thanks for your nice mail. > > > > Kind regards > > Russell > > > > Linux Bangladesh <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <bdlug%40vfemail.net>> wrote: Please > forgive me if I sound skeptical, but the way the questions had > > been laid and the nature of the questionnaire forced me to believe that > > the main aspect of the survey is to gather data on the negative aspects > > of Open Source development. The answers will only yield results on > > > > a. how lonely (not alone, please understand the difference) an Open > > Source developer is > > b. how secluded an open source developer is > > c. how poor / lacking money / underpaid / under-remmunerated an Open > > Source developer is > > > > and so on. The survey will not yield any result that can show > > a. The nature of enthusiasm the Open Source Community builds > > b. The contribution a Open Source Developer is making (in any way, > > including but not limited to -- by providing tools to both the people > > who cannot afford a costly solution or the enthusiast learner who is > > benefiting from the Open Source Software) > > c. The philosophy of the Open Source Community / Developer / development > > -- understanding of which, in my opinion, is one of the major part of > > understanding what Open Source truly means. > > > > these are just my personal opinions -- and they DO fall under BSD > > licensing scheme :D -- but you are at your liberty to either agree or > > disagree >:) > > > > Happy Linuxing > > > > Omi Azad wrote: > > > > > > On 2/28/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <lmth%40deakin.edu.au> > > > <mailto:lmth%<lmth%25> > 40deakin.edu.au> > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <lmth%40deakin.edu.au> <mailto:lmth% <lmth%25> > 40deakin.edu.au>> wrote: > > > > > > Hello > > > My name is Lara Thynne and I am a PhD candidate at Deakin University > > > Australia. > > > > > > I am currently running a survey at the following > > > address.https://dcarf.deakin.edu.au/surveys/oss/ > > > <address.https://dcarf.deakin.edu.au/surveys/oss/> > > > The survey is completely confidential and looks at your views and > > > motivations to use Open Source software and to participate in the > > > community. > > > > > > It will only take a few minutes and your contact details will not be > > > recorded. You can withdraw your participation at any stage. > > > > > > I sincerely apologize for the spammish nature of this e-mail - I don't > > > mean to abuse this list. I am trying to collect responses from as many > > > open source developers and users as possible and a mailing list like > > > this is probably the best way to reach many of you. > > > > > > Thanks again > > > Lara > > > > > > P.S The program that I am using is open source, of course > > > www.phpsurveyor.org)! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > Have a burning question? Go to Yahoo! Answers and get answers from real > people who know. > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > To unsubscribe send a blank mail to: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <bdlug-unsubscribe%40egroups.com> > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
