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Linux and beer: Survey results and commentary
newsforce.com, Dec 13, 2004.


Linux and beer just seem to go together. But is beer really the most popular beverage of choice for the Linux and the free software/open source communities? And if it is, exactly which brand of beer is regarded as the creme de la creme? With these deep-reaching questions burning in our minds, the NewsForge editorial staff launched an extensive study on the matter. Today we are happy to share the results of our study. Our conclusions are based on direct input from noted Linux kernel hackers like Linus Tovalds, Alan Cox, and Andrew Morton, with additonal input provided by Linux advocates, journalists, CEOs of Linux distributions, Richard Stallman, and a healthy sampling of Linux users from the Austin LUG's mailing list.

We received 48 responses to our direct-mail survey. Of those, 42 replied with at least one brand of beer as their favorite, some had multiple choices, while 7 others -- a whopping 15 percent of the total -- said they didn't drink beer.

Of those who didn't specify a beer, 2 said they preferred soft drinks, 2 said they preferred wine, 2 didn't name a preference, and 1 preferred hard liquor.

In tallying our results, we awarded each beer named one vote, even when a single individual named several. For that reason, there were more votes tallied than respondents. As you may know, this is not really that uncommon in the United States, but we wanted to explain the methodology prior to receiving requests for recounts.  To read the results please visit newsforge.com

 



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