Hi all.<br><br>I'm forwarding this, but making no claims of validity. I'm not sure how our little list ended up on this guys radar, and I can't say for certain if the request is ligitimate. I was uncertain whether to forward it or not, but in the end I figured that I would let each of you draw your own conclusions.
<br><br>-Jonathan<br><br>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br><span class="gmail_quote">From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Andrew Schofield</b> <<a href="mailto:A.J.Schofield@pgt.salford.ac.uk">A.J.Schofield@pgt.salford.ac.uk
</a>><br>Date: Jan 11, 2006 10:04 AM<br>Subject: Open Source Research<br>To: <a href="mailto:root@intheav.com">root@intheav.com</a>, <a href="mailto:buug-admin@weak.org">buug-admin@weak.org</a>, <a href="mailto:adam@akarsoft.com">
adam@akarsoft.com</a>, <a href="mailto:info@sfobug.org">info@sfobug.org</a>, <a href="mailto:jessemonroy@email.com">jessemonroy@email.com</a>, <a href="mailto:obug@ungeek.com">obug@ungeek.com</a>, <a href="mailto:info@scosug.org">
info@scosug.org</a>, <a href="mailto:drzharko@eifus.org">drzharko@eifus.org</a>, <a href="mailto:drwho@futureks.net">drwho@futureks.net</a>, <a href="mailto:bsdpat@neabug.org">bsdpat@neabug.org</a>, <a href="mailto:semibug@mail.msen.com">
semibug@mail.msen.com</a>, <a href="mailto:brian@lanwatchsecurity.com">brian@lanwatchsecurity.com</a>, <a href="mailto:buck@stlbsd.org">buck@stlbsd.org</a>, <a href="mailto:moo@bluecows.com">moo@bluecows.com</a>, <a href="mailto:jonathan.franks@gmail.com">
jonathan.franks@gmail.com</a>, <a href="mailto:info@tribug.org">info@tribug.org</a>, <a href="mailto:thowe@empnet.com">thowe@empnet.com</a>, <a href="mailto:info@pitbug.org">info@pitbug.org</a>, <a href="mailto:sllug-bug@bsdconspiracy.net">
sllug-bug@bsdconspiracy.net</a>, <a href="mailto:bd@alpha.slogin.org">bd@alpha.slogin.org</a>, <a href="mailto:ringram@gargoylecc.com">ringram@gargoylecc.com</a><br><br></span>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Dear Webmaster</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">I am the webmaster of the Linux/Open Source Society
and User Group based at the University of Salford in the UK. I am also doing a
PhD investigating the community aspects of Free and Open Source Software use and
development. To collect information on this, I have prepared a short
questionnaire, which I am distributing to Open Source User Groups. I would very
much appreciate it if you could forward this link to the members of your User
Group, and if you can spare the time, complete the questionnaire yourself.
Additionally if you know any other users or developers of Free and Open Source
Software who may be interested in participating in the survey, then please pass
the link on to them. The questionnaire is available at <a href="http://www.postgrad.isipartnership.net/%7Easchofield/FOSSsurvey.htm" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">http://www.postgrad.isipartnership.net/~aschofield/FOSSsurvey.htm
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Thanks very much for your time.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Kind regards,</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Andrew Schofield</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Webmaster USSU Linux Society<br>University of
Salford<br>Salford<br>Greater Manchester<br>M5 4WT<br>UK.</font></div>
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