Survey: Attitudes in the Open Source community

What is your primary motivation for your participation within Open Source? * Required field	To advance software freedom To work on passion projects or tinker To advance specific technologies Social connections around your shared interest Other
What primarily is Open Source to you, compared to proprietary software? * Required field	Open Source works as a better development model in some cases I strongly believe in advancing software freedom Open Source is a marketing opportunity Other
Do you work on Open Source projects as your day job? * Required field	Always Sometimes Rarely or never - but I do work on proprietary software projects Rarely or never - I don't work on software projects
Would you work on proprietary software as your day job? * Required field	Yes, with no qualms Yes, reluctantly No
Do you use proprietary software yourself? * Required field	Yes, with no qualms Yes, reluctantly No
Some projects do not have the resources they need to meet user goals. How do you feel about this? * Required field	That's just how things are I would do my best to plug the gap myself on projects I use It is the project maintainers' responsibility to ensure goals are met We need to find a way to better fund projects Other
Generally, do you support the funding of small Open Source projects? * Required field	No, I feel money damages the community atmosphere - volunteerism should be the focus Yes, but I don't think users should be directly solicited to provide that funding - it should come at arms length, such as from corporate sponsorships Yes, direct soliciting for funds will help projects Other
Do you participate in real-world meetups? * Required field	Local meetups Corporate events Large community-organized events Small personal meetups involving travel
Are you an Open Source project maintainer? * Required field	Yes, of multiple projects Yes, mainly of one project No
How do you prefer an Open Source project to be run? * Required field	Through a sponsoring company Through a foundation As a community With 'benign dictators' Other
Do you believe projects should implement codes of conducts for behavior (for example, to prevent abusive or alienating behaviors)? * Required field	Yes, it is non-negotiable for me to be involved Yes No Unsure
Do you believe it would be good for projects to publish standards for what users should be able to expect (such as how quickly bug fixes or pull requests will be responded to)? * Required field	Yes, and if the standards are not met there should be a process to choose new maintainers Yes, but it should not be enforced No Unsure
How do you feel if a project is forked by user(s) who specifically consider it no longer met goals it once did? * Required field	This is a failure in the original project, and if we can find a way to avoid this happening then that is good Forks provide vibrancy and competition, I welcome them It's just inevitable
What do you think is most important? * Required field	The feelings of maintainers The feelings of users The feelings of the community as a whole Meeting goals Other
How do you feel when Open Source projects are criticized bluntly? * Required field	It harms community spirit It focuses important issues It's good but should be done delicately
If you had to choose, how would do you prefer features to be developed? * Required field	Quick & dirty Slowly and carefully, for maintainable and stable code It really depends
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