Survey Results from December 1, 1999
Number of Surveys tallied: 25
Commercial Software you would like to see a product demo on?
Other Suggestions?
| Heard About SLUG Via: | Count |
| Al Fasoldt (Radio or TV or Newspaper) | 11 |
| CNYPCUG (CNY PC User Group) | 4 |
| Mike Wierowski | 3 |
| Newsgroups (linux.twcny.rr) | 2 |
| Blank | 2 |
| General knowledge | 1 |
| 1 | |
| Don't remember | 1 |
| Currently using Linux? | Count |
| Yes | 19 |
| No | 5 |
| Sort of | 1 |
| Which Distribution? | Count |
| RedHat | 4 |
| RedHat 6.1 | 3 |
| RedHat 5.2 | 3 |
| Mandrake | 2 |
| Mandrake 6.1 | 2 |
| RedHat 6.0 | 2 |
| S.u.S.e 6.0 | 1 |
| Caldera 2.3 | 1 |
| Mandrake 6.0 | 1 |
| Slackware | 1 |
| Caldera 2.2 | 1 |
| Is the Linux system your primary Computer | Count |
| No | 12 |
| Yes | 7 |
| Is the meeting location easy to get to? | Count |
| Yes | 32 |
| No | 1 |
| Did you attend one or both of the first 2 meetings? | Count |
| Yes | 20 |
| No | 5 |
| Is the current meeting format ok? | Count |
| Yes | 21 |
| No | 1 |
| Would you like SLUG to become a non-profit organisation? | Count |
| Yes | 21 |
| No | 1 |
| What is your current knowledge of Linux? | Count |
| Novice | 20 |
| Intermediate | 5 |
| Expert | |
| Is the meeting time too long, too short, or just right? | Count |
| Just right | 19 |
| Too long | 2 |
| Too short | 0 |
| Would you like to see SLUG sell shareware CDs? | Count |
| Yes | 18 |
| No | 2 |
| Dues? | Frequency | \$Amount | Count |
| ===== | ========= | ======= | ===== |
| Yes | Monthly | $5 | 3 |
| Yes | Monthly | blank | 3 |
| Yes | Monthly | $1 - $2 | 2 |
| Yes | Yearly | blank | 2 |
| Yes | Monthly | $20 | 1 |
| Yes | Monthly | $10 - $15 | 1 |
| Yes | Monthly | $9.95 | 1 |
| Yes | Monthly | $5 - $10 | 1 |
| Yes | Monthly | $5 or less | 1 |
| Yes | Monthly | $4 | 1 |
| Yes | Monthly | $3 | 1 |
| Yes | Monthly | $3 - $5 | 1 |
| Yes | Monthly | $2 | 1 |
| Yes | Monthly | $1 | 1 |
| Yes | Yearly | $25+ | 1 |
| Yes | Yearly | $20 | 1 |
| No | |||
| Maybe |
| Domain Name | Meaning | Count |
| syrlug.* | Syracuse Linux User Group | 11 |
| cnylug.* | Central NY Linux User Group | 2 |
| fuus.* | Free Unix UserS | 2 |
| syrslug.* | ? | 1 |
| syrug.* | Syracuse User Group | 1 |
| syrling.* | Syracuse Linux Group | 1 |
| cnyslug.* | Central NY & Syr. Linux User Group | 1 |
| cnyug.* | Central NY User Group | 1 |
| glugs.* | GNU Linux User GroupS | 1 |
Commercial Software you would like to see a product demo on?
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Netscape for Linux
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Corel Linux
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Finance, Money Management
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Star Office
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VMWare
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Corel WordPerfect 8 for Linux
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Mandrake Linux
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| | Borland tools (when they become available) |
Other Suggestions?
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Newsletter similar to CNYPCUG's
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Can we use the SLUG e-mail list to ask questions and to inform members of news?
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Local mail list or newsgroup for discussion of Linux issues
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Contact Linux users at Syr. Univ.
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A forum for technical questions -- a web message board
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Keep the website updated as much as possible
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Have Linux install parties
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Have Linux classes
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Co-sponsor Linux-related seminars w/ACM, Unix support group, etc.
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1-day language seminars
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Linux OS install and maintenance ops seminars
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Internet client/server programming seminars
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| | Seminars need not be free, can be taught by qualified non-trainer professionals |