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Linux users survey! (pad.tchncs.de)
submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by boredsquirrel@slrpnk.net to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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To get an idea of this community, and to try the cool CryptPad Survey feature, I created a pretty big Linux usage survey!

The data is anonymized and the content encrypted on the server. I plan on publishing the results.

Have fun!

It works on hardened Firefox on a phone, but the experience is better on a PC.

live results

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  1. I am very sorry but the question "it is okay that my above message gets published" cannot reasonably be respected, as the text is just dumped into a single block
  2. Lag caused some empty questions to appear, removed
  3. A question about disk encryption and "why do you use other OS" got mixed up
  4. i changed the wording of some questions or added more options, so there may be duplicate old answers or too little new ones. You can edit your submission and update your answers.
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[–] muhyb@programming.dev 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I didn't see these questions at all.

  • Do you feel represented in the community?
  • How do you feel, how could the community improve?
  • Do you modify your install in these areas?

I couldn't find an answer for this question

  • Why did you start using Linux? (My answer would be, found it on a magazine)

This question is not distinctive

  • Do you use other Operating Systems? (Yes I do use Android but not on a PC)

I would expect "independent" as an answer for these questions

  • Where does the distro you use originate from?
  • What origin was your FIRST distro from?