Open Source in Schools 2009
Free and Open Source Software in schools has gained momentum and has become an integral part of many schools’ ICT strategy

Please take a few minutes to complete the survey. Your valuable feedback will help us to assess the awareness of open source software and the level of experience you have with them.

Thank you in advance for your support.
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1 What is your job within your company or organisation?
 
2 What is the principle business activity at your company or location?
 
3 How many end user desktop/clients does your organisation have?
 
4 In which region of the world do you reside?
 
5 Which best describes your role in the adoption of software at your company?
 
6 How many years experience do you have in IT management?
 
7 How many employees are in your IT department?
 
8 How familiar are you with the following software? 1 - I've never heard of this. 2 - I have heard or read about this software before. 3 - I personally evaluated or used this software (e.g. as part of a sourcing investigation). 4 - I use this software occassionally. 5 - I use this software regularly.
 
1 2 3 4 5
Firefox
Microsoft's browser Internet Explorer
Email clients Evolution or Thunderbird
Microsoft's email clients Outlook
Office suites OpenOffice or StarOffice
Microsoft Office
RedHat Linux
Windows
Apache
Microsoft's web server IIS
MySql or PostgreSQL
Oracle, DB2 or Microsoft's SQL Server
Open-Xchange or Sendmail
Microsoft Exchange
Zimbra
Samba
op5
Python, PHP, Ruby on Rails or Perl
Java
Joomla
Microsoft's .Net
Microsoft's Visual Studio .Net or JBuilder
Jboss
WebLogic or Websphere
Web 2.0
Ajax
Google's Docs & Spreadsheets
Gmail
Google's Calendar, Picasa, Talk
Moodle
9 How informed are you about how open source software is developed? (1--uninformed, 5--very informed)
 
Degree Informed
1 2 3 4 5
10 How informed are you about how open source software is obtained? (1--uninformed, 5--very informed)
 
Degree Informed
1 2 3 4 5
11 How knowledgeable are you about IT or business people to contact outside of your organisation as source of information about open source software? (1--not knowledgeable, 5--very knowledgeable)
 
Degree Knowledgeable
1 2 3 4 5
12 How often have you participated in and/or led in initiating new open source projects? (1--never, 5--often)
 
How Often
1 2 3 4 5
13 How often have you participated in and/or led in identifying the cost and benefits of open source projects before they are implemented; preparation of business cases? (1--never, 5--often)
 
How Often
1 2 3 4 5
14 How often have you participated in and/or led in implementing open source software? (1--never, 5--often)
 
How Often
1 2 3 4 5
15 To what extent has concerns about Windows security vulnerabilities influenced you to consider open source software? (1--not at all, 5--great extent)
 
Extent
1 2 3 4 5
16 To what extent has concerns about the high cost burden of keeping Windows secure influenced you to consider open source software? (1--not at all, 5--great extent)
 
Extent
1 2 3 4 5
17 To what extent has a perception that Windows squanders the power of modern hardware influenced you to consider open source software? (1--not at all, 5--great extent)
 
Extent
1 2 3 4 5
18 To what extent has ongoing frustration with Windows stability and reliability influenced you to consider open source software? (1--not at all, 5--great extent)
 
Extent
1 2 3 4 5
19 To what extent has confusion and dissatisfaction with the cost and complexity of Windows licensing influenced you to consider open source software? (1--not at all, 5--great extent)
 
Extent
1 2 3 4 5
20 To what extent has the desire to adopt open standards based software influenced you to consider open source software? (1--not at all, 5--great extent)
 
Extent
1 2 3 4 5
21 To what extent has the desire to avoid vendor-lockin influenced you to consider open source software? (1--not at all, 5--great extent)
 
Extent
1 2 3 4 5
22 To what extent has a management mandate to cut costs influenced you to consider open source software? (1--not at all, 5--great extent)
 
Extent
1 2 3 4 5
23 To what extent has management's desire to explore opportunities influenced you to consider open source software? (1--not at all, 5--great extent)
 
Extent
1 2 3 4 5
  Source : Saint Louis University
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