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FLOSS Developer Survey Results Published

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the actual-research?-you-gotta-be-kidding dept.

grex writes "The FLOSS (Free/Libre/Open Source Software) study from the University of Maastricht has published its final report. One of its five parts is the developer survey based basically on developers from the European Union. Results show that Debian is the preferred distribution, GNOME the desktop the majority choose and vi more popular than Emacs. But this survey also handles economic, law-related and motivation aspects among developers that make it very interesting to read."

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  1. Re:Self-selected sample by grex · · Score: 2, Informative
    You can see here where it has been announced. This are the weblogs and mailing lists I know of, there are sure multiple other sites and lists where this survey was announced.

    OTOH, if you have a look at other surveys (WIDI -
    final report), you'll see that Debian is among developers the preferred distribution. WIDI was announced in Slashdot (main page), Heise.de and several other news sites that aren't related to the Debian project.

  2. The study recommends free software for govmnt. by Sgt.+Latino · · Score: 1, Informative

    FLOSS is not about the frivolous items discussed in the summary. The poll is only a small part of the study, which goes into great depth in the use and role of free software in companies and in government.

    It goes as far as recommending that EU states adopt legislation similar to the one proposed in Argentina, Perú, Colombia and others, mandating the use of free software in government for security reasons. Section 4.2