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Survey of Current Users of Ubuntu

Hello and thanks for doing this survey!

This survey is designed to gather information about your experiences using Ubuntu, and to get your opinion on things.

Please be as honest as possible and provide as much information as you can. The more information we get, the better!


1. Gender Male
Female
Other
2. Age Group Less than 10
10 to 16
17 to 25
26 to 40
41 to 60
61+
3. Highest education level completed. Primary / Elementary
Lower Highschool (7 to 10)
Upper Highschool (11 or 12)
College or University
Other
4. Nation of Residence
5a. First Language:
5b. Second Language (if applicable):
6. What do you do for a living?
7. Where do you use computers? Home
Work
School
Cafe, Library or similar facility
8. Do you own a computer? Yes
No -> Continue to question 14
9. How many computers do you own> 1
2 to 5
6+
10. What type of computer?
How many of each type?
Desktops
Laptops / Notebooks
Servers
11. Do you have a network? Yes
No
I don't know
12. How old are your computers?
How many of each age?
0 to 1 years old
2 to 5 years old
5 to 10 years old
11 years and over
13. What Brands are your computers?
How many of each brand?
Acer
IBM / Lenovo
HP / Compaq
Sony
DELL / Alienware
NEC
Toshiba
SUN Microsystems
Apple
Custom
Other
14. What do you estimate your computer ability to be? Beginner
Basic
Intermediate
Advanced
Expert
15. What computer peripheral / accessory do you use the most?
Not mouse or keyboard
16. How is your computer usage distributed? Work
Email / 'Surfing'
Gaming
Multimedia
17. What are your priorities when choosing software? Licence
Freedom
Cost
Features and Functionality
Compatability with existing software
Capability of computers it will be installed on
Availability of support
Other
18. How did you hear about Linux and/or Ubuntu Family / Friends
Club
Computer Shop
Magazine / Newspaper
Internet / Electronic Media
Other
19. What prompted you to begin using Ubuntu? Curious
Financial
Ethical
Security
Reputation / Heard good things
Other
20. Had you used Linux before? Yes
No
21. Who set up Ubuntu on your computer(s)? Me
Family
Friend or Associate
LUG
Pre-installed from
Other
22. What major problems have you had with Ubuntu? Crashes
Data Loss
Software / File incompatability
Hardware Incompatability
Other
23. What are some changes you make to a fresh Ubuntu installation?
Install, Uninstall, Change Settings etc.
24. What do you like most about Ubuntu?
25. What do you dislike most about Ubuntu?
26. Do you still use an Operating System other than Ubuntu? Yes
No -> Continue to question 29
27. Which Operating System(s) do you still use? Windows (Pre XP)
WindowsXP
Mac (Pre OSX)
MacOSX
Linux
Unix
Other
28. For what reasons do you still use the other Operating System? Gaming
Curiosity / Experience
Lack of essential Software
Hardware unsupported
29. Is your Ubuntu machine in a mixed network?
with Mac, Win, Other Linux, Unix
Yes
No
I don't know
30. Which Desktop do you use most often? GNOME
KDE
XFCE
Other
31. What Programs do you use on a regular basis?
Be specific! Examples
Firefox, OpenOffice.org-Calc, etc
32. How do you prefer documentation or instruction manuals for software be made available? Printed Book
Downloadable / PDF Docs / Manpages
Help files in the program / F1 key
Online / Via Internet
Other
33. How useful did you find the Wiki pages for finding answers? I didn't know they exist
Know of them, but never used
No help
Some help
Very helpful
34. How useful did you find the Forums for finding answers? I didn't know they exist
Know of them, but never used
No help
Some help
Very helpful
35. How useful did you find the Mailing Lists for finding answers? I didn't know they exist
Know of them, but never used
No help
Some help
Very helpful
36. How useful did you find the IRC Channels for finding answers? I didn't know they exist
Know of them, but never used
No help
Some help
Very helpful
37. In what ways are you involved with the Ubuntu Community User
Reported bugs on Launchpad
Edited Wiki pages / HowTos
Providing support on IRC
Providing support on the Mailing Lists
Providing support on the Forums
Promoting
Core Development
MOTU or Other 3rd Party Development
Bug Fixing or Triaging
Other

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