A survey was conducted of org-mode users duing November 2007. An invitation was sent to the org-mode users list as well as announced on the http://orgmode.org web site. About 80 people resonded. This file contains a complete list of the answers, as the base of further discussion.
Survey created and summarised by Charles Cave mailto:charlesweb@optusnet.com.au
OS | N | bar |
---|---|---|
Windows | 31 | ******************************* |
Linux | 55 | ******************************************************* |
Mac OS X | 12 | ************ |
The different Linux distributions:
Distribution | N | bar |
---|---|---|
Arch Linux | 1 | * |
Centos | 1 | * |
Debian | 14 | ************** |
Fedora | 7 | ******* |
FreeBSD | 1 | * |
Gentoo | 7 | ******* |
Kununtu | 1 | * |
MagicLinux | 1 | * |
OpenBSD | 1 | * |
RedHat | 2 | ** |
Solarus | 2 | ** |
Suse | 7 | ******* |
Ubuntu | 9 | ********* |
Unspecified | 2 | ** |
Summary:
Emacs/XEmacs | Number of answers |
---|---|
XEmacs | 7 |
Emacs total | 73 |
Emacs 21 | 4 |
Emacs 22 | 47 |
Emacs 23 | 18 |
The raw replies can be found here.
Original question:
What new features (if any) would you like to see in org-mode or do you think the product has reached maturity?
Original question: Which topics or "how-to" guides would you like to see in the documentation or as a tutorial or screencast?
Age range | N | bar |
---|---|---|
16 - 20 | 0 | |
21 - 25 | 5 | ***** |
26 - 30 | 15 | *************** |
31 - 35 | 21 | ********************* |
36 - 40 | 11 | *********** |
41 - 45 | 13 | ************* |
46 - 50 | 3 | *** |
51 - 55 | 3 | *** |
56 - 60 | 0 |
Country | N | bar |
---|---|---|
Australia | 3 | *** |
Canada | 2 | ** |
China | 2 | ** |
Croatia | 2 | * |
France | 5 | ***** |
Germany | 17 | ***************** |
Hungary | 1 | * |
Iceland | 1 | * |
India | 4 | **** |
Italy | 2 | ** |
Netherlands | 3 | *** |
New Zealand | 1 | * |
Norway | 1 | * |
Pakistan | 1 | * |
Romania | 1 | * |
Russia | 1 | * |
Scotland | 1 | * |
Slovenia | 1 | * |
Spain | 1 | * |
Sweden | 1 | * |
Switzerland | 1 | * |
UK | 7 | ******* |
USA | 23 | *********************** |
-end-
Here are the detailed responses, for reference.
GNU Emacs 22.1.1 (powerpc-unknown-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.10.13) of 2007-07-08 on malo, modified by Debian 2. GNU Emacs 22.1.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600) of 2007-06-02 on RELEASE 21.3.1 and 22.1.1 22.0.96.1 on Windows CVS from the unicode2 branch on Linux Emacs 22.1 GNU Emacs 22.1.1 (i686-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.10.11) of 2007-09-16 on zen Emacs 22.1. Where I happen to be sitting, M-x version says: GNU Emacs 22.1.1 (sparc-sun-solaris2.8, X toolkit) of 2007-06-15 on sa Emacs 23 Emacs from CVS GNU Emacs 23.0.60.1 (i486-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.12.0) of 2007-10-31 on samarium Emacs22 GNU 22.0.98.1 GNU Emacs 21.3.1 GNU Emacs 22.0.50.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600) of 2006-03-21 on YAMALOK GNU Emacs 22.0.91.1 GNU Emacs 22.0.95.1 (i486-pc-linux-gnu, X toolkit, Xaw3d scroll bars) of 2007-03-02 on pacem, modified by Debian GNU Emacs 22.0.96.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600) of 2007-03-24 on NEUTRINO GNU Emacs 22.0.990.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600) of 2007-05-23 on LENNART-69DE564 (patched) GNU Emacs 22.1 GNU Emacs 22.1 GNU Emacs 22.1.1 GNU Emacs 22.1.1 GNU Emacs 22.1.1 GNU Emacs 22.1.1 (i386-apple-darwin9, Carbon Version 1.6.0) GNU Emacs 22.1.1 (i386-apple-darwin9.0.0, X toolkit) of 2007-11-05 on selenium. dmg GNU Emacs 22.1.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600) of 2007-06-02 on RELEASE GNU Emacs 22.1.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600) of 2007-06-02 on RELEASE GNU Emacs 22.1.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600) of 2007-06-02 on RELEASE GNU Emacs 22.1.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600) of 2007-06-02 on RELEASE GNU Emacs 22.1.1 (i486-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.8.20) of 2007-07-22 on nautilus, modified by Debian" GNU Emacs 22.1.1 (i486-pc-linux-gnu, X toolkit, Xaw3d scroll bars) of 2007-08-22 on raven, modified by Debian GNU Emacs 22.1.1 (i486-pc-linux-gnu, X toolkit, Xaw3d scroll bars) of 2007-11-03 on pacem, modified by Debian GNU Emacs 22.1.1 (i486-pc-linux-gnu, X toolkit, Xaw3d scroll bars) of 2007-11-03 on pacem, modified by Debian - Gnu Emacs 22.1 windows version GNU Emacs 22.1.1 (i586-suse-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.12.0) of 2007-11-06 on balada GNU Emacs 22.1.1 (i686-pc-linux-gnu) of 2007-09-27 GNU Emacs 22.1.1 (i686-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.10.4) GNU Emacs 22.1.1 (i686-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.10.6) of 2007-09-14, in an Eterm GNU Emacs 22.1.1 (powerpc-apple-darwin7.9.0, Carbon Version 1.6.0) of 2007-07-22 on applecore.inf.ed.ac.uk - Aquamacs Distribution 1. GNU Emacs 22.1.1 (powerpc-apple-darwin8.10.0, Carbon Version 1.6.0) of 2007-10-04 on malibu.local GNU Emacs 22.1.1 (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.12.0) of 2007-11-06 on king, modified by Ubuntu GNU Emacs 22.1.2 (i386-unknown-openbsd4.1, X toolkit) of 2007-06-10 on lucien.my.domain GNU Emacs 22.1.50.1 GNU Emacs 22.1.50.1 (i386-apple-darwin8.10.1, Carbon Version 1.6.0) of 2007-10-02 on plume.sr.unh.edu - Aquamacs Distribution 1.2a GNU Emacs 22.1.50.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600) of 2007-07-07 on NEUTRINO GNU Emacs 22.1.50.1 (i686-pc-linux-gnu, X toolkit) of 2007-06-18 on ... GNU Emacs 23.0.0.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600) of 2007-07-10 on BREP GNU Emacs 23.0.0.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600) of 2007-08-18 on TPAD GNU Emacs 23.0.0.1 (i686-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.8.20) of 2007-03-18 GNU Emacs 23.0.0.1 (i686-pc-linux-gnu, X toolkit, Xaw3d scroll bars) of 2007-08-13 on cera" (emacs-unicode2), Emacs 22.1 under Windows. GNU Emacs 23.0.50.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600) of 2007-11-13 (via CVS, compiled with GnuWin32 native tools rather than cygwin) GNU Emacs 23.0.50.1 (i486-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.12.1) of 2007-11-11 on elegiac, modified by Debian GNU Emacs 23.0.50.1 (i486-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.8.20) of 2007-10-14 on elegiac, modified by Debian" GNU Emacs 23.0.50.1 (i686-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.12.1) of 2007-11-15 on baldur GNU Emacs 23.0.60.1 GNU Emacs 23.0.60.1 (i486-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.12.0) of 2007-10-31 on samarium GNU Emacs 23.0.60.1 (i686-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.10.14) of 2007-10-29 GNU Emacs 23.0.60.1 (i686-suse-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.12.0) GNU Emacs 23.0.60.1 (i686-suse-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.12.0) GNU Emacs 23.0.60.1 (x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.12.1) GNU Emacs CVS (~23.0.50.1) GNU Emacs CVS 20071101 GNU Emacs CVS 23.0.0 GNU Emacs On Windows XP: GNU Emacs 22.0.990.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600) of 2007-05-23 on LENNART-69DE564 (patched) On Linux: GNU Emacs 22.1.50.1 (armv5tel-unknown-linux-gnu) of 2007-06-22 on homehub GNU Emacs and Carbon Emacs, both 22.1 GNU. On Debian: GNU Emacs 23.0.50.1 (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.12.1) of 2007-11-11 on elegiac, modified by Debian The other isn't available right now. Gnu Emacs 22.1.1 and 21.4 (patch 20) "Double Solitaire" XEmacs Lucid Gnu Emacs v22.1.50.1 Gnu/Emacs GNU Emacs 23.0.60.1 (x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.12.0) of 2007-11-11 Carbon Emacs, an OS X distro of GNU Emacs 22.1.50 XEmacs 21.4 (patch 19) "Constant Variable" [Lucid] (i486-linux-gnu, Mule) of Fri Nov 3 2006 on penell XEmacs 21.4 (patch 20) "Double Solitaire" [Lucid] (i486-linux-gnu) of Fri Oct 19 2007 on penell XEmacs 21.4 (patch 20) "Double Solitaire" [Lucid] (i686-pc-cygwin, Mule) of Fri Dec 15 2006 on vzell-de XEmacs 21.4 (patch 20) \"Double Solitaire\" [Lucid] (i686-pc-cygwin, Mule) of Fri Dec 15 2006 on vzell-d XEmacs 21.4.20 (distributed with Cygwin) XEmacs 21.5 (beta28) "fuki" [Lucid] (i686-pc-linux, Mule) of Wed Jun 13 2007 on n2 XEmacs Lucid 21.4 (patch 19) "Constant Variable" - on Windows, Similar on linux (not at machine) Emacs Emacs 21.4.1 emacs 21.?.? (at work, I'm not certain) GNU GNU 22.1.1 GNU emacs GNU emacs 22.1.50.1 (snapshot) GNU emacs GNU Emacs 22.0.97.1 (i686-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.4.13)
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Date: 2008/02/12 12:28:15