Poll Results

How "Open Source" is your computer?

I use mostly open source software. (33%, 1,027 Votes)
I use 100% free open source software. (32%, 985 Votes)
I use about a 50/50 split. (21%, 641 Votes)
I use mostly proprietary applications. (8%, 264 Votes)
I use NO open source software. (6%, 204 Votes)

Total Voters: 3,121

Start Date: July 21, 2008 @ 11:40 am
End Date: July 31, 2008 @ 11:59 pm

How easy was it to switch to Linux?

Easy (36%, 3,837 Votes)
Neutral (24%, 2,573 Votes)
Very easy (23%, 2,446 Votes)
Difficult (13%, 1,404 Votes)
Very difficult (4%, 277 Votes)

Total Voters: 10,537

Start Date: July 1, 2008 @ 12:00 am
End Date: July 16, 2008 @ 12:00 am

Would you buy a PC or laptop pre-installed with Ubuntu Linux?

Total Voters: 15,812

Start Date: June 16, 2008 @ 12:00 am
End Date: June 30, 2008 @ 11:59 pm

How do you run Windows application in Linux?

Wine (58%, 6,438 Votes)
VirtualBox (27%, 2,966 Votes)
Crossover (8%, 838 Votes)
Cedega (4%, 415 Votes)
VMware (2%, 237 Votes)
Win4Lin (1%, 146 Votes)
Xen (0%, 42 Votes)
OpenVZ (0%, 18 Votes)
Other (0%, 10 Votes)

Total Voters: 11,110

Start Date: June 1, 2008 @ 12:00 am
End Date: June 16, 2008 @ 12:00 am

What's hardest about switching to Linux?

Taking the plunge and just doing it. (30%, 4,988 Votes)
What? It's not hard to switch. (28%, 4,658 Votes)
The new GUI. (15%, 2,497 Votes)
Terminal commands. (11%, 1,751 Votes)
Customizing the system. (10%, 1,648 Votes)
Running applications. (2%, 298 Votes)
Installing hardware. (1%, 245 Votes)
Installing applications. (1%, 244 Votes)
Configuring Internet access. (1%, 189 Votes)
The boot manager. (1%, 106 Votes)

Total Voters: 16,624

Start Date: May 16, 2008 @ 12:00 am
End Date: May 31, 2008 @ 11:59 pm

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