:)) 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] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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]> 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]> 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] <mailto:lmth%40deakin.edu.au> > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:lmth%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] > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > >
