Re: [Savannah-help-public] [RFC] Questions for Git User's Survey 2010

[Sylvain Beucler]

Hmm, what kind of e-mail database are you using?
We didn't subscribe, and it has nothing to do here.

- Sylvain

On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 08:55:54PM +0200, Jakub Narebski wrote:
> This is an early notice about plans for "Git User's Survey 2010",
> which is planned to be open from 1 September to 15 October 2010.
> 
> I am sending an announcement early because I would like to ask you
> if you want to add some question to the survey, or add answer to
> an already present multiple-choice question, or just request that
> some question needs (better) description.
> 
> Current proposal of "Git User's Survey 2010" questions can be found at
>   https://www.survs.com/survey/T9FQCAWN7A
> (this is a test channel, may be closed when survey is being edited),
> and is attached below, and can also be found on Git Wiki at
>   https://git.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/GitSurvey2010
> 
> The authoritative version is one from Survs.com, but they shouldn't
> differ much.
> 
> ----------------------
> Below there is the content of the proposed survey:
> 
> Git User's Survey 2010 (proposal)
> =================================
> 
> About you
> ^^^^^^^^^
> 
> 01. What country do you live in (country of residence)?
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> (free-form single line)
> 
> 02. How old are you (in years)?
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> (free-form single line)
> 
> 
> Getting started with Git
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> 
> 03. Have you found Git easy to learn?
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> (single choice)
> 
> * Very easy
> * Easy
> * Reasonably easy
> * Hard
> * Very hard
> 
> 04. Have you found Git easy to use?
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> (single choice)
> 
> * Very easy
> * Easy
> * Reasonably easy
> * Hard
> * Very hard
> 
> 05. Which Git version(s) are you using?
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> (multiple choice, with other)
> 
>  + pre 1.3
>  + 1.3.x
>  + 1.4.x
>  + 1.5.x
>  + 1.6.x
>  + 1.7.x
> 
>  + minor (maintenance) release 1.x.y.z
>  + 'master' branch of official git repository
>  + 'next' branch of official git repository
>  + 'pu' branch of official git repository
>  + version from msysGit / Git for Windows fork repository
>  + git-bigfiles fork
>  + JGit implementation (e.g. via Eclipse plugin, EGit)
>  + other git implementation (Git#, Dulwich, etc.)
> 
>  + other, please specify
> 
> 06. Rate your own proficiency with Git:
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> (single choice)
> 
>  * 1. novice
>  * 2. casual, needs advice
>  * 3. everyday use
>  * 4. can offer advice
>  * 5. know it very well
> 
> 
> How you use Git
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> 
> 07. I use Git for (check all that apply):
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> (multiple choice, with other)
> 
>  + work projects
>  + unpaid projects
> 
>  + proprietary projects
>  + OSS development (also public domain, and published & unlicensed)
>  + private (unpublished)
> 
>  + code (programming)
>  + personal data
>  + documents (data)
>  + static website
>  + web app
>  + large (> 1MB) binary files
>  + often changing binary files
> 
>  + sharing data or sync
>  + managing configuration files
>  + backup
>  + backend for wiki, blog, or other web app
>  + frontend to other SCM (e.g. git-svn)
> 
>  + other (please specify)
> 
> 
> 08. How do/did you obtain Git (install and/or upgrade)?
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> (multiple choice, with other)
> 
> Note that this question is multiple choices question because one can
> install Git in different ways on different machines or on different
> operating systems.
> 
>  + binary package
>  + source package or script
>  + source tarball
>  + pull from (main) repository
>  + preinstalled / sysadmin job
> 
>  + other - please specify
> 
> 
> 09. On which operating system(s) do you use Git?
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> (multiple choice, with other)
> 
>  + Linux (includes MeeGo and Moblin)
>  + MacOS X (Darwin)
>  + MS Windows/msysGit (MINGW)
>  + MS Windows/Cygwin
>  + FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD, etc.
>  + other Unix
> 
>  + Other, please specify
> 
> 
> 10. What Git interfaces, implementation and frontends do you use?
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> (multiple choice, with other)
> 
>  + git (core) commandline
>  + JGit (Java implementation), e.g. via Eclipse plugin
> 
>  + Cogito (DEPRECATED)
>  + Easy Git
>  + Pyrite
> 
>  + StGIT
>  + Guilt
>  + TopGit
>  + pg aka Patchy Git (DEPRECATED)
> 
>  + I don't know, I only use (graphical) tools
>  + other (please specify)
> 
> 11. What kind of Git tools do you use?
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> (matrix form)
> 
> If a tool is both history viewer, and commit tool, please choose the
> option that corresponds to how do you use this tool.
> 
>    Columns: never / rarely / sometimes / often / (almost) always
>    -------------------------------------------------------------
>  + editor/IDE VC integration (e.g. EGit, TextMate bundle, magit)
>  + filemanager / shell extension (e.g. git-cheetah, TortoiseGit)
>  + graphical history viewer/browser (e.g. gitk)
>  + graphical commit tool (e.g. git-gui)
>  + graphical diff and/or merge tool (e.g. Kompare, Meld)
>  + graphical blame or pickaxe tool
>  + git-instaweb, or self-hosted web interface
>  + tool to manage git repositories (e.g. Gitosis, Gitolite)
> 
>  + my own scripts (for daily use)
>  + my own scripts (for special tasks)
> 
> 12. Which git hosting site(s) do you use for your project(s)?
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Please check only hosting sites where you publish/push to (with git)
> (multiple choice, with other)
> 
>  + repo.or.cz
>  + GitHub
>  + Gitorious
>  + InDefero
> 
>  + Savannah
>  + SourceForge
>  + Assembla
>  + Codebase
>  + Unfuddle
>  + Codesion
>  + GitFarm
>  + ProjectLocker
>  + The Chaw
>  + Beanstalk
>  + CipherHive
> 
>  + kernel.org
>  + freedesktop.org
>  + Alioth
>  + Fedora Hosted
> 
>  +  git hosting site for related projects
>  +  generic site without git support
>  +  self hosted
> 
>  +  Other (please specify)
> 
> 13. How do you fetch/get changes from upstream repositories?
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> (multiple choice, with other)
> 
>  + git protocol        (e.g. git://git.example.com/repo.git)
>  + ssh                 (e.g. ssh+git://git.example.com/repo.git,
>                              git.example.com:/srv/scm/repo.git)
>  + http                (e.g. http://git.example.com/repo.git)
>  + rsync (DEPRECATED)  (e.g. rsync://git.example.com/repo.git)
>  + filesystem          (e.g. /path/to/repo.git, file:///path/to/repo.git)
>  + via git-bundle
>  + foreign SCM (e.g. git-svn)
> 
>  + Other, please specify
> 
> Description:
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~
> This question asks about how do you get changes (updates) from
> projects you follow into your local repository. It is not about how do
> you get latest version of Git.
> 
> 14. How do you publish/propagate your changes?
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> (multiple choice, with other)
> 
>  + push
>  + pull request (+ any form of announcement / notification)
>  + format-patch + email
>  + format-patch + other (e.g. reviewboard, issue tracker or forum)
>  + git bundle
> 
>  + git-svn (to Subversion repository)
>  + git-p4 (to Perforce repository)
>  + foreign SCM interface (other than mentioned above)
> 
>  + other - please specify
> 
> Description:
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Publishing via bundle could mean sending bundle via email, or posting
> it on review board (or forum).
> 
> Instead of git-format-patch there can be utilized other way of
> generating patch (e.g. git-show, git-diff, 'patch' view from gitweb,
> etc.)
> 
> 15. Which of the following features do you use?
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> (multiple choice, with other)
> 
>  +  git bundle (off-line transport)
>  + "smart" HTTP support
>  + eol conversion (crlf)
>  + custom diff/merge driver
>  + textconv
>  + gitattributes (other than above)
>  + submodules (subprojects)
>  + subtree merge (optionally git-subtree)
>  + partial (sparse) checkout
>  + assume-unchanged bit
>  + separate worktree / core.worktree
>  + multiple worktrees (git-new-worktree)
>  + alternates mechanism (sharing object database)
>  + stash (optionally "git stash --keep-index")
>  + shallow clone (e.g. "git clone --depth=<n>")
>  + detaching HEAD (e.g. "git checkout HEAD^0")
>  + interactive rebase (small scale history editing)
>  + interactive commit / per-hunk comitting / partial commit
>  + commit message templates
>  + git-filter-branch or equivalent (large history rewriting)
>  + bisect (optionally "git bisect run <script>")
>  + committing with dirty tree (keeping some changes uncommitted)
>  + non-default hooks (from contrib/hooks/ or other)
>  + shell completion of commands
>  + git-aware shell prompt
>  + git aliases, shell aliases for git, or own git scripts
>  + one-way interaction with other SCMs (from SCM to git)
>  + two-way interaction with other SCMs (git as fat client)
>  + git cvsserver
>  + git notes
> 
>  + Other, please specify
> 
> 16. Which of the following features would you like to see implemented in git?
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> (multiple choice)
> 
>  + better support for big files (large media)
>  + resumable clone/fetch (and other remote operations)
>  + GitTorrent Protocol, or git-mirror
>  + lazy clone / on-demand fetching of object
>  + subtree clone
>  + support for tracking empty directories
>  + environmental variables in config, expanding ~ and ~user
>  + better undo/abort/continue, and for more commands
>  + '-n' like option for each command, which describes what would happen
>  + warn before/when rewriting published history
>  + side-by-side diffs and/or color-words diff in gitweb
>  + admin and/or write features in gitweb
>  + graphical history view in gitweb
>  + GUI for rebase in git-gui
>  + GUI for creating repository in git-gui
>  + graphical diff/merge tool integrated with git-gui
>  + syntax highlighting in git-gui
>  + filename encoding (in repository vs in filesystem)
>  + git push --create
>  + localization of command-line messages (i18n)
>  + wholesame directory rename detection
>  + union checkouts (some files from one branch, some from other)
>  + advisory locking / "this file is being edited"
>  + "commands issued" (or "command equivalents") in git-gui / gitk
>  + built-in gitjour/bananajour support
>  + better support for submodules
> 
>  + other (describe below)
> 
> 17. Describe what features would you like to have in Git, 
>     if it is not on the list above?
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> (free form, essay length)
> 
> 
> What you think of Git
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> 
> 18. Overall, how happy are you with Git?
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> (single choice)
> 
>  * unhappy
>  * not so happy
>  * happy
>  * very happy
>  * completely ecstatic
> 
> 19. In your opinion, which areas in Git need improvement?
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Please state your preference.
> (matrix)
> 
>    Columns: don't need / a little / some / much
>    --------------------------------------------
>  + user-interface
>  + documentation
>  + performance
>  + more features
>  + tools (e.g. GUI)
>  + localization (translation)
>  + community (mailing list)
>  + community (IRC)
> 
> 
> Changes in Git (since year ago, or since you started using it)
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> 
> 20. Did you participate in previous Git User's Surveys?
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> (multiple choice)
> 
>  + in 2006
>  + in 2007
>  + in 2008
>  + in 2009
>  + none of the above (this is my first Git User's Survey)
> 
> 21. How do you compare the current version with the version from one year ago?
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> (single choice)
> 
>  * better
>  * no changes
>  * worse
> 
>  * cannot say
> 
> 
> Documentation. Getting help.
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> 
> 22. How useful have you found the following forms of Git documentation?
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> (matrix)
> 
>    Columns: never used / not useful / somewhat / useful
>    ----------------------------------------------------
>  + Git Wiki                           
>  + on-line help                               
>  + help distributed with git                          
> 
> 23. Have you tried to get help regarding Git from other people?
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> (single choice)
> 
>  * Yes
>  * No
> 
> 24. If yes, did you get these problems resolved quickly and to your liking?
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> (single choice)
> 
>  * Yes
>  * No
>  * Somewhat
> 
> 25. What channel(s) do you use to request help about git?
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> (multiple choice, with other)
> 
>  + git mailing list (address@hidden)
>  + msysGit mailing list / Google Group
>  + "Git for Human Beings" Google Group
>  + IRC (#git)
>  + IRC (other git/SCM related, e.g. #github)
>  + request in blog post or on wiki
>  + asking git guru/colleague
>  + project mailing list, or IRC, or forum
>  + Twitter or other microblogging platform
>  + instant messaging (IM) like XMPP/Jabber
>  + StackOverflow or other StackExchange site
> 
>  + other (please specify)
> 
> 26. Which communication channel(s) do you use?
>     Do you read the mailing list, or watch IRC channel?
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> (multiple choice)
> 
>  + address@hidden (main)
>  + Git for Human Beings (Google Group)
>  + msysGit
>  + #git IRC channel
>  + #git-devel IRC channel
>  + #github or #gitorious IRC channel
>  + #revctrl IRC channel
> 
> 
> About this survey. Open forum.
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> 
> 27. How did you hear about this Git User's Survey?
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> (single choice, with other)
> 
>  * git mailing list
>  * git-related mailing list (e.g. msysGit)
>  * mailing list or forum of some project
>  * #git IRC channel topic
>  * announcement on IRC channel
>  * git homepage
>  * git wiki
>  * git hosting site (or blog related to such site)
>  * software-related web site
>  * news or social news site (e.g. Digg, Reddit)
>  * blog (or blog planet)
>  * other kind of web site
>  * Twitter or other microblogging platform
> 
>  * other - please specify
> 
> -- 
> Jakub Narebski
> Poland