[DLSLUG-Discuss] Fwd: ISU Open Source Values Survey

[Bill McGonigle]

These guys are doing a survey about personal values and software  
design decisions and asked that this be forwarded to LUG members.   
~20 minutes - 1 in n/6 chance at a $30 Amazon gift certificate (some  
selection bias there, no? -ed.)

Begin forwarded message:

> We are a group of researchers from Illinois State University,  
> conducting a study on how personal values influence decision making  
> in open source software.  The goal of this study is to understand  
> more about how values influence software design decisions, and  
> whether participants in open source software projects hold the  
> values which have often been attributed to them such as a culture  
> of information sharing, the desire for increased reputation and  
> voluntary cooperation.  We are currently pilot-testing our survey  
> which will later be administered to larger number of participants  
> in open source projects.
>
> We have selected Linux and other free operating systems user groups  
> as a population suited to pilot test our survey, since those using  
> Linux or other free operating systems are familiar with open source  
> and many are involved at some level with open source projects.  We  
> ask for your participation in this survey.  As an incentive to  
> participate, we will be conducting a drawing for 6 $30 gift  
> certificates to Amazon.com.
>
> Our survey will require approximately 20 minutes to complete.  All  
> responses will only be used anonymously, and email addresses will  
> only be used to contact individuals who are winners of gift  
> certificates. You will not be contacted for any other purpose, nor  
> will your email address be shared with any other party.
>
> The survey is available now, at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp? 
> A=185278315E53548 and will be available for two weeks (until April  
> 17, 2007).  We will send a reminder email in one week.
>
>
> Thank You,
>
> Bryan Hosack, PhD
> [e-mail addresses are not shown in archives]
>
> Glen Sagers
> [e-mail addresses are not shown in archives]
>
> School of Information Technology
> Illinois State University
> Normal, IL 61790-5150
>
> If you do not wish to receive a reminder email, please click on  
> this link http://www.surveymonkey.com/r.asp?A=185278315E53548.  You  
> will not receive any further messages from us.