ABOTELHO@carleton.edu (Antonio Botelho) (04/19/91)
Dear colleague, I request your cooperation in diffusing in the Computers and Society list and a answering the survey below which is part of a larger project seeking to assess the relevance and possibilities of using public domain software in developing countries. Please forward your answer and commentaries to: NAME: Antonio Botelho AFFILIATION: Visiting Lecturer, Dept. of Political Science EMAIL: ABOTELHO@CARLETON.EDU - - cut here - - 1-Do you regularly make use of public domain software? or shareware? other? 2-Is your use professional or personal? Please specify. 2a- What type of equipment do you use the public domain SW on? 3-What led you to adopt public domain software? Cost? Simplicity of use? 4-What is the criterion of choice? 5-How do you identify the public domain software needed? 6-What channels do you use to obtain it? 7-How effective has been the public domain sw for the performance of the tasks you have assigned it? 7a-Are these tasks central to your computer functions or peripheral? For example, do you use public domain sw as complemetary tools to write sw or as a primary database? 8-How is the maintenance of the sw made? 9-What are the main problems, in yout view, related to the use and diffusion of public domain sw? Any problems specific to your country? 10-Do you think that public domain software is effective or not in your professional area? How much? Suggestions and commentaries on the survey format and topic in general welcome. Antonio Botelho - - ends - -