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 (g...@vger.kernel.org) > + 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) > > + g...@vger.kernel.org (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
