"Linux Hacker" Ethnography

[Casioqv]

Hello, This is Tyler Backman from the other PLUG (Portland
Linux Users Group).
I am doing a Ethnography on Linux hackers for my WR-121
class at CCC. If you have the time could you please answer some (or all)
of my questions to help me out?
Rules/suggestions:
1. You don't have to answer all the questions if you don't want to
2. Longer answeres are preferred but not required
3. please answer as honestly as possible
4. This is anonymous. You do not have to tell me your name if you
do not want to. If you don't even want me to know your name at all
I can set up a cgi script so you can fill out the form from my web page.
5. I need these answers as soon as possible because I must start working on
this soon. I have already had a week to do this but was very sick.
6. Please don't answer twice as two different people :)
7. Please respond off list to casioqv@usermail.com

Now onto the questions:
1.Why do you consider yourself a Linux hacker?

2.Do you find it insulting when the media uses the term "hacker" to refer to people who use
computers to commit crime?

3.How did you become a Linux hacker?

4.What type of social and political ideas do you have?

5.Do you support any particular political parties or candidates? If so Why?

6.What type of car do you drive (if any)?

7.How did you learn your computer skills (self, college, etc.)?

8.How old are you?

9.At what age did you get interested in computers?

10.What type of family did you come from? Do you have one now?

11.Are you from a minority demographic group?

12.Do you support the GNU free software movement in general?

13.Do you prefer a GNU, BSD, or commercial type software license?

14.What hardware architecture do you prefer (ix86, alpha, SPARC, powerpc, etc)?

15.Do you have a job? If so what do you do?

16.Are you a Linux hacker professionally or as a hobby?

17.What languages can you code in (if any)?

18.If you program, what type of things do you program (kernel modules, kde progs, etc.)?

19.Do you prefer math and science or arts and writing?

20.Do you like music? If so what type(s)?

21.What kind of social life do you have?

22.What are your hobbies?


Thanks in Advance,
Tyler "Casioqv" Backman