Re: [RFC] Git User's Survey 2010 (resend)

Yann Dirson [off-list ref] writes:

Jakub Narebski <jnareb <at> gmail.com> writes:

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=== 07. I use Git for (check all that apply): ===

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 + work projects
 + unpaid projects

"Unpaid" could be further split between personnal use, cooperating in
public projects (includes "OSS development" below), working for NGO's
and the like.

"Unpaid projects" simply means here not work (related).  I am not sure
if adding other options is worth it; I'd rather not have too many
possibile answers for a question.
 

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=== 08. How do/did you obtain Git (install and/or upgrade)? ===
(multiple choice, with other)

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Description:
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Explanation: "binary package" covers pre-compiled binary (e.g.  from
rpm or deb binary packages); "source package" covers things like
deb-src and SRPMS / *.src.rpm; "source script" is meant to cover
installation in source-based distributions, like 'emerge' in Gentoo.

Do we care about particular binary packages, like distro-provided,
distro backports, RPMs for kernel.org and similar "official as in
listed on git-scm.org" packages, 3rd-party packages (maybe with
"please specify").

No, I don't think we do worry about this.
 

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=== 09. On which operating system(s) do you use Git? ===

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OpenSolaris died, so I removed it.

It does not seem to have died, only "free-beer solaris" seems to -
opensolaris.org still shows activity.  And even so, people may still
have been using machines installed with it.

Nevertheless it's install base, as shown by previous surveys, is IMVHO
too small for it to have it as a separate option.
 

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=== 11. What Git interfaces and frontends do you use? ===

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The problem with split part is that people can have troubls with
distinguising between interfaces, implementations, frontends and tools
(although "I don't know ..."  answer should, I think, help here).  The
problem with having it everything together is that the list of
possible answers gets long and a bit unwieldy.

"interface" is confusing, as shown by the need for "I only use
(graphical) tools".  Use "command-line interfaces and frontends"
instead ?

 
That's a good idea.  Thanks.
 

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=== 12. What kind of Git tools do you use? ===
(multiple choice, with other)

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 + graphical blame or pickaxe tool

Mention gitk as example here ?

You meant here "git gui blame", didn't you?

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=== 16. Which of the following features do you use? ===
(multiple choice, with other)

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 + one-way interaction with other SCMs (from SCM to git)

One-way from git to other SCM ?  I'm sure we care if many people do that :)

One way from SCM to git.

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=== 17. Which of the following features would you like to see implemented in

git? ===

+ sophisticated diffcore stages (eg. directory rename, indent detection,
  content move)

Thanks.

BTW. I think wholesame directory rename detection is one of proposed
features already.

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What features should be mentioned besides those above?  What criteria
should we have for including features in this list?

Not sure if any reasonable idea that appeared on the list should be
left out.  Answers would provide feedback for features not necessarily
interesting to the average git@vger reader, but still appealing to our
users.

I don't think ideas about _internal_ changes need to be here.  Also,
I do not remember _every_ feature proposel that appeared on the list...
 

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=== 22. How do you compare the current version with the version from one year

ago? ===
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This question was mainly excuse for providing list of main changes
from the year ago.  I think that this question should be removed, as
it doesn't bring any important information.

It still says whether the work done on dev side is seen as valuable by
end users.

Ego stroking ;-))))

I'm not sure if it is worth having this question.  If there were any
big controversial changes, perhaps...

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=== 23. How useful have you found the following forms of Git documentation? ===

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 + on-line help

Spell as "online" ?  At least I had difficulties to parse it :)

 
O.K.
 

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=== 28. How did you hear about this Git User's Survey? ===
(single choice, with other)

+ relaying by co-workers bridging the team to the community

Hmmm... good catch.

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Jakub Narebski
Poland
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