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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    [OT] KDE user base survey
From:       Maciej Pilichowski <macias () mat ! uni ! torun ! pl>
Date:       2006-12-02 7:10:19
Message-ID: 200612020810.19586.macias () mat ! uni ! torun ! pl
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Hello,

"Mobile Computers on the Increase in US Homes, According to MetaFacts 
2006 Home PC Brand Profile Report"
http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/?epi_menuItemID=989a6827590d7dda9cdf6023 \
a0908a0c&epi_menuID=c791260db682611740b28e347a808a0c&epi_baseMenuID=384979e8cc48c441ef \
0130f5c6908a0c&ndmViewId=news_view&newsLang=en&div=-1993463876&newsId=20061129005350

"(...) Nearly half (46%) of Apple's base is age 55 and older, almost 
double the share of average home PC users (25.2%) (...)"

It is a bit surprising for me because (Poland) is really hard to find 
someone to use Linux and if someone is >40 years old you can bet 
she/he uses Windows.

So I just was thinking would be possible to put a survey (in 
Konqueror) to fill anonymously such data as -- country, age, gender, 
how long the KDE is used for, is the user installed and maintain 
her/his system by her/himself or is it maintained by somebody else. 
It could also provide tests or question to check out the user 
skills -- ability to read and write fast, recognize colors, etc.

It could be done just after install when the connection to the net is 
establish and simple html page would be sufficient.

Purpose: to see such statistics as quoted above. It could also show 
much better numbers than just ad hoc made-up data "very few" in 
discussions considering this or that KDE feature. And lastly it could 
show where are the KDE shortcomings.
And for me personally it would prove or not the KDE user base is 
mostly young&healthy (good for them :-) ) people. So I would no 
longer assume it on faith.

What do you think?
have a nice day
bye

PS. There are some surveys on the net but here it would be brought 
right to everybody's home.
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