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Page: Demographics
1. 1. What country do you reside in?
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Ascension Island
0.1%1
Andorra
0.1%1
United Arab Emirates
0.1%2
Afghanistan
0.2%3
Antigua and Barbuda 0.0%0
Anguillaal 0.0%0
Albania 0.0%0
Armenia 0.0%0
Netherlands Antilles 0.0%0
Angola 0.0%0
Antarctica 0.0%0
Argentina
0.4%6
American Samoa
0.1%2
Austria
2.8%42
Australia
1.4%20
Aruba 0.0%0
Aland Islands 0.0%0
Azerbaijan 0.0%0
Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0%0
Barbados 0.0%0
Bangladesh
0.1%1
Belgium
1.4%21
Burkina Faso 0.0%0
Bulgaria
0.5%8
Bahrain 0.0%0
Burundi 0.0%0
Benin 0.0%0
Bermuda 0.0%0
Brunei Darussalam 0.0%0
Bolivia 0.0%0
Brazil
2.4%35
Bahamas 0.0%0
Bhutan 0.0%0
Bouvet Island 0.0%0
Botswana 0.0%0
Belarus
0.9%13
Belize 0.0%0
Canada
3.6%54
Cocos (Keeling) Islands 0.0%0
Central African Republic 0.0%0
Congo 0.0%0
Cote d'Ivoire 0.0%0
Cook Islands 0.0%0
Chile
0.1%2
Cameroon 0.0%0
China
3.1%46
Colombia
0.2%3
Costa Rica
0.1%1
Cuba 0.0%0
Cape Verde 0.0%0
Christmas Island 0.0%0
Cyprus 0.0%0
Czech Republic
0.7%11
Germany
27.8%411
Djibouti 0.0%0
Denmark
1.4%20
Dominica 0.0%0
Dominican Republic 0.0%0
Algeria
0.1%1
Ecuador
0.1%1
Estonia
0.2%3
Egypt
0.1%1
Western Sahara 0.0%0
Eritrea 0.0%0
Spain
1.4%21
Ethiopia 0.0%0
European Union 0.0%0
Finland
0.3%4
Fiji 0.0%0
Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0.0%0
Micronesia 0.0%0
Faroe Islands 0.0%0
France
3.6%53
Gabon 0.0%0
United Kingdom
2.6%39
Grenada 0.0%0
Georgia 0.0%0
French Guiana 0.0%0
Guernsey 0.0%0
Ghana
0.1%1
Gibraltar 0.0%0
Greenland 0.0%0
Gambia 0.0%0
Guinea 0.0%0
Guadeloupe 0.0%0
Equatorial Guinea 0.0%0
Greece
0.3%4
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 0.0%0
Guatemala 0.0%0
Guam 0.0%0
Guinea-Bissau 0.0%0
Guyana 0.0%0
Hong Kong
0.3%4
Heard and McDonald Islands 0.0%0
Honduras 0.0%0
Croatia/Hrvatska
0.5%7
Haiti 0.0%0
Hungary
0.7%11
Indonesia
0.1%2
Ireland
0.5%7
Israel
0.9%13
Isle of Man 0.0%0
India
2.2%32
British Indian Ocean Territory 0.0%0
Iraq 0.0%0
Iran
0.1%1
Iceland 0.0%0
Italy
2.5%37
Jersey 0.0%0
Jamaica 0.0%0
Jordan
0.1%2
Japan
0.5%8
Kenya 0.0%0
Kyrgyzstan 0.0%0
Cambodia 0.0%0
Kiribati 0.0%0
Comoros 0.0%0
Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0%0
Korea
0.3%4
Kuwait 0.0%0
Cayman Islands 0.0%0
Kazakhstan
0.1%1
Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.0%0
Lebanon
0.1%1
Saint Lucia 0.0%0
Liechtenstein 0.0%0
Sri Lanka
0.1%1
Liberia 0.0%0
Lesotho 0.0%0
Lithuania
0.2%3
Luxembourg
0.1%2
Latvia
0.1%1
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 0.0%0
Morocco 0.0%0
Monaco 0.0%0
Moldova
0.1%2
Montenegro
0.1%1
Madagascar
0.1%1
Marshall Islands 0.0%0
Macedonia
0.1%1
Mali 0.0%0
Myanmar 0.0%0
Mongolia 0.0%0
Macao 0.0%0
Northern Mariana Islands 0.0%0
Martinique 0.0%0
Mauritania 0.0%0
Montserrat 0.0%0
Malta 0.0%0
Mauritius 0.0%0
Maldives 0.0%0
Malawi 0.0%0
Mexico
0.2%3
Malaysia
0.5%7
Mozambique 0.0%0
Namibia 0.0%0
New Caledonia 0.0%0
Niger 0.0%0
Norfolk Island 0.0%0
Nigeria 0.0%0
Nicaragua
0.1%1
Netherlands
1.9%28
Norway
0.7%11
Nepal 0.0%0
Nauru 0.0%0
Niue 0.0%0
New Zealand
0.4%6
Oman 0.0%0
Panama 0.0%0
Peru
0.1%2
French Polynesia 0.0%0
Papua New Guinea 0.0%0
Philippines
0.3%4
Pakistan 0.0%0
Poland
2.0%29
Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.0%0
Pitcairn Island 0.0%0
Puerto Rico 0.0%0
Palestinian Territory 0.0%0
Portugal
0.3%5
Palau 0.0%0
Paraguay
0.1%1
Qatar 0.0%0
Reunion Island 0.0%0
Romania
1.6%23
Serbia
0.4%6
Russian Federation
1.9%28
Rwanda 0.0%0
Saudi Arabia
0.1%1
Solomon Islands 0.0%0
Seychelles 0.0%0
Sudan 0.0%0
Sweden
1.1%17
Switzerland
2.8%41
Singapore
0.2%3
Saint Helena 0.0%0
Slovenia
0.4%6
Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands 0.0%0
Slovak Republic
0.2%3
Sierra Leone 0.0%0
San Marino 0.0%0
Senegal 0.0%0
Somalia 0.0%0
Suriname 0.0%0
Sao Tome and Principe 0.0%0
Soviet Union 0.0%0
El Salvador 0.0%0
Syrian Arab Republic
0.1%1
Swaziland 0.0%0
Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0%0
Chadtf  –  French Southern Territories 0.0%0
Togo 0.0%0
Thailand
0.1%2
Tajikistan 0.0%0
Tokelautl 0.0%0
Timor-Leste 0.0%0
Turkmenistan 0.0%0
Tunisia
0.1%1
Tonga 0.0%0
East Timor 0.0%0
Turkey
0.5%8
Trinidad and Tobago 0.0%0
Tuvalu 0.0%0
Taiwan
0.3%4
Tanzania 0.0%0
Ukraine
0.7%10
Uganda 0.0%0
United Kingdom
0.6%9
United States
15.7%232
Uruguay
0.1%2
Uzbekistan
0.1%1
Holy See (Vatican City State) 0.0%0
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0%0
Venezuela
0.1%1
Virgin Islands, British 0.0%0
Virgin Islands, U.S. 0.0%0
Vietnam
0.3%5
Vanuatu 0.0%0
Wallis and Futuna Islands 0.0%0
Samoa 0.0%0
Yemen
0.1%1
Mayotte 0.0%0
Yugoslavia 0.0%0
South Africa
0.3%5
Zambia 0.0%0
Zimbabwe
0.1%1

2. 2. What is your age? (This question is optional.)
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3. 3. Which of the following most closely describes your industry? (Choose one.)
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Count
Primary products manufacturing (agriculture, metals)
0.3%4
Consumer products manufacturing (consumer packaged goods, pharma/biotech)
0.9%14
Chemical and petroleum manufacturing
0.5%8
High-end tech products manufacturing (industrial electronics, software, aerospace)
32.2%477
Industrial products manufacturing (automotive, machinery, equipment)
3.2%47
Retail (general merchandise, food and beverage)
1.4%21
Wholesale
0.4%6
Student
8.0%119
Transportation and logistics (shipping and transport, warehousing)
1.6%24
Professional services (consulting, outsourcing, accounting, legal)
15.3%227
Construction and engineering
2.2%32
Media, entertainment and leisure (publishing, advertising, recreation)
5.5%81
Utilities (electricity, water and waste)
0.5%8
Telecom carriers
3.6%54
Financial services
6.8%100
Insurance
2.1%31
Public services (healthcare, private education, nonprofit)
4.5%66
Government (federal, state, local)
3.4%51
Other (specify)
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7.5%111

4. 4. What is your best estimate of how many employees work at your organization?
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Count
Fewer than 100
43.1%639
100 to 999
22.3%330
1,000 to 4,999
12.2%180
5,000 to 19,999
7.6%112
20,000 or more
9.6%142
Don't know
5.3%78

5. 5. Which of these titles best fits your role in the organization? (Choose one.)
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Count
Development manager
11.5%170
Product/marketing manager
0.9%14
Programmer
53.8%797
Software quality assurance person (including testers)
1.4%21
Systems architect
17.7%262
Mid-manager (Director, Senior Manager)
1.8%27
Executive manager (CEO, CFO, CMO, COO, CTO, Executive Vice President, Senior Vice President, Vice President)
3.9%58
Other line function (line function means you are directly involved in producing and selling your products/services)
1.7%25
Other staff function (staff function means you provide an internal support function to the line function employees)
1.7%25
Individual, not affiliated with an organization
5.5%82

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6. 6. What is your primary development environment (IDE)? (Choose one.)
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Percent		Response
Count
Adobe Flex Builder
0.7%10
Aptana Studio
0.7%10
Eclipse CDT
6.3%90
Eclipse JDT
60.0%862
Eclipse PDT
12.6%181
Embarcadero JBuilder
0.1%1
Genuitec MyEclipse
1.9%27
IBM Rational Application Developer/WebSphere Application Developer
2.6%37
JetBrains IntelliJ
1.1%16
MS Visual Studio
4.0%58
Sun NetBeans
2.5%36
Oracle JDeveloper
0.1%2
SAP Netweaver
0.4%6
VIM/Emacs
0.8%12
Text Editor
1.1%16
None - I don't use an IDE
0.6%8
Don't know
0.1%1
Other (specify)
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4.4%63

7. 7. What is your secondary development environment (IDE)? (Choose one.)
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Percent		Response
Count
Adobe Flex Builder
2.3%33
Aptana Studio
0.7%10
Eclipse CDT
5.3%76
Eclipse JDT
12.8%184
Eclipse PDT
7.3%105
Embarcadero JBuilder
0.1%2
Genuitec MyEclipse
0.8%12
IBM Rational Application Developer/WebSphere Application Developer
2.1%30
JetBrains IntelliJ
2.2%31
MS Visual Studio
8.0%115
Sun NetBeans
9.4%135
Oracle JDeveloper
1.0%15
SAP Netweaver
0.7%10
VIM/Emacs
9.3%133
Text Editor
11.4%163
None - I don't use a secondary IDE
18.9%272
Don't know
0.9%13
Other (specify)
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6.8%97

8. 8. What is your primary operating system for software development? (Choose one.)
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Linux - Debian
2.6%37
Linux - Fedora
3.3%48
Linux - RHEL
1.3%19
Linux - SUSE
3.2%46
Linux - Ubuntu
14.4%207
Linux - Other
1.8%26
Mac OSX
6.9%99
Microsoft Windows Server or Client
63.9%917
Sun Solaris/OpenSolaris
0.9%13
Unix (AIX, HP-UX)
0.2%3
None - an operating system for software development is not applicable to me
0.6%8
Don't know
0.1%2
Other operating system platform (specify)
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0.8%11

9. 9. What is your primary operating system for software deployment? (Choose one.)
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Percent		Response
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Embedded OS (Windows Mobile, Palm, Symbian, RIM, Embedded Linux)
2.0%29
Linux - Debian
5.7%82
Linux - Fedora
2.8%40
Linux - RHEL
9.6%138
Linux - SUSE
4.9%71
Linux - Ubuntu
11.4%163
Linux - Other
5.3%76
Mac OSX
2.9%41
Microsoft Windows Server or Client
38.3%550
Sun Solaris/OpenSolaris
4.9%70
Unix (AIX, HP-UX)
4.1%59
None - an operating system for software deployment is not applicable to me
3.8%55
Don't know
1.6%23
Other operating system platform (specify)
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2.7%39

10. 10. What is the primary computer language you typically use to develop software? (Choose one.)
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Percent		Response
Count
None - a computer language for software development is not applicable to me
0.3%5
C/C++
7.8%112
COBOL
0.1%1
C#
2.0%29
Erlang
0.1%1
Flex (ActionScript and/or MXML)
0.8%11
Groovy
0.6%9
Java
76.6%1,100
Javascript
0.6%9
Lua 0.0%0
Objective-C
0.1%1
Perl
0.8%11
PHP
5.2%74
Python
1.4%20
RPG
0.3%4
Ruby
0.6%8
Scala
0.3%4
Smalltalk
0.1%1
VB/VB.NET
0.5%7
None - I don't use a computer language for software development
0.3%4
Other (specify)
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1.7%25

11. 11. What is the primary type of software you are developing? (Choose one.)
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Desktop client applications
23.4%336
Embedded software
4.5%64
Mainframe applications
1.4%20
Mobile client applications
1.0%14
Plug-ins for Eclipse
9.2%132
Rich Internet & Web Applications
24.7%355
Server-centric applications (J2EE applications, database apps, ERP, CRM)
30.2%434
None - I am not developing software
1.4%20
Other (specify)
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4.2%61

Page: Desktop Client Applications
12. 11a. What frameworks are you using for creating desktop client applications? (Select all that apply.)
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RCP
47.6%160
.Net
11.6%39
Swing
43.8%147
None - I'm not using any frameworks
7.1%24
Don't know
0.6%2
Other (specify)
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13.4%45

Page: Mobile Client Applications
13. 11b. What style of mobile applications are you building? (Select all that apply.)
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Percent		Response
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Mobile middleware (Sybase iAnywhere, Dexterra)
7.1%1
Native Client (.NET CF, Cocoa)
35.7%5
Web Enabled (PhoneGap, Rhodes)
21.4%3
None - I'm not creating mobile applications in a particular style
21.4%3
Don't know
21.4%3
Other (specify)
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7.1%1

Page: Rich Internet Applications
14. 11c. What frameworks are you using to create Rich Internet & Web Applications? (Select all that apply.)
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BackBase
0.3%1
Curl
1.7%6
Dojo
14.0%50
Eclipse RAP
3.9%14
Flash/Flex
18.0%64
GWT
13.5%48
Isomorphic
0.3%1
Nexaweb 0.0%0
Other OSS Ajax frameworks
21.9%78
Silverlight
2.5%9
None - I'm not using any frameworks
17.1%61
Don't know
1.1%4
Other (specify)
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41.9%149

Page: Server-Centric Applications
15. 11d. What platforms are you using for creating server-centric software? (Select all that apply.)
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EJB
38.3%167
Equinox
10.1%44
Servlets
64.7%282
Spring
47.5%207
None - I'm not using any platforms
9.9%43
Don't know 0.0%0
Other (specify)
[ShowReplies]
15.6%68

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16. 12. What is the primary application server you typically use for deployed applications? (Choose one.)
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Percent		Response
Count
Apache Tomcat
34.8%492
Glassfish
3.3%47
IBM WebSphere
6.9%97
JBoss
12.7%180
Jetty
3.7%52
Oracle Application Server
1.6%22
Oracle WebLogic
4.2%60
SAP Netweaver
0.4%6
None - I don't use an application server
25.3%358
Don't know
1.6%23
Other (specify)
[ShowReplies]
5.4%76

17. 13. What is the primary database you typically use for deployed applications? (Choose one.)
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Percent		Response
Count
DB2
6.2%87
Derby
2.4%34
Ingres
0.2%3
JavaDB
0.4%6
Microsoft SQL Server
6.1%86
MySQL
27.7%391
Oracle
27.3%386
Postgres
9.8%138
Sybase
1.1%15
None - I don't use a database
12.7%180
Don't know
1.3%19
Other (specify)
[ShowReplies]
4.8%68

18. 14. What is the primary source code management system you typically use? (Choose one.)
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Percent		Response
Count
AccuRev Enterprise Edition
0.3%4
Borland StarTeam
0.2%3
CA Harvest Change Manager
0.4%6
CVS
20.0%283
Git/GitHub
2.4%34
IBM Rational ClearCase
3.8%53
IBM Rational Team Concert
0.6%8
IBM Rational Telelogic Synergy Suite
0.6%8
Mercurial
1.1%16
Microsoft Team Foundation Server
0.9%13
Microsoft Visual SourceSafe
1.1%15
Subversion
57.5%813
MKS Integrity Suite
0.2%3
Perforce
2.7%38
Serena Dimensions CM
0.2%3
Serena PVCS
0.3%4
None - I don't use a source code management system
4.7%67
Don't know
0.6%8
Other (specify)
[ShowReplies]
2.4%34

19. 15. What is the primary change management system you typically use? (Choose one.)
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Percent		Response
Count
AccuRev Enterprise Edition
0.1%1
Atlassian Jira
17.0%240
Borland StarTeam
0.3%4
Bugzilla
17.2%243
CA Harvest Change Manager
0.3%4
CollabNet SourceForge Enterprise
0.4%6
HP Quality Center
1.5%21
IBM Rational ClearQuest
3.5%50
IBM Rational Team Concert
1.1%16
IBM Rational Telelogic Synergy Suite
0.4%6
Microsoft Team Foundation Server
1.3%18
MKS Integrity Suite
0.4%5
NetResults Tracker 0.0%0
Serena Dimensions CM
0.5%7
Custom/in-house
8.4%118
None - I don't use a change management system
22.7%321
Don't know
3.8%54
Other (specify)
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21.2%299

20. 16. What is the primary build and release management product you typically use? (Choose one.)
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Percent		Response
Count
Ant
33.3%471
Atlassian Bamboo
1.3%19
CruiseControl
4.7%67
Electric Cloud Electric Commander
0.3%4
Hudson
9.1%128
IBM Build Forge
0.1%2
Maven
18.0%255
OpenMake Meister
0.3%4
Urbancode Anthill Pro
0.4%6
None - I don't use a build and release management product
21.7%307
Don't know
3.2%45
Other (specify)
[ShowReplies]
7.4%105

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21. 17. What best describes your organization's policy towards the use of open source software? (Choose one.)
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Percent		Response
Count
Does not allow the use of any open source software.
0.9%13
Uses open source software, but does not allow interaction with open source project communities.
22.2%305
Uses open source software and contributes back (e.g. through bug reports, code, resources) to at least one open source project community.
39.5%543
Contributes significant development resources (e.g. contributors, committers and/or maintainers, project leaders) to at least one open source project community.
6.5%89
Has a business model that relies on open source software for its success.
12.8%176
Individual, not affiliated with an organization
12.1%166
Don't know
6.1%84

22. 18. In the last year, how have you participated in the Eclipse community? (Select all that apply.)
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Percent		Response
Count
I was an active committer on a project and submitted code.
4.5%62
I entered at least one bug into Bugzilla.
24.6%339
I entered at least one patch into Bugzilla.
7.3%100
I responded to newsgroup posts.
15.0%206
I wrote an article or blog post about Eclipse.
10.8%148
I made an Eclipse-oriented presentation at a conference.
7.5%103
I attended EclipseCon or another Eclipse-related event.
9.9%136
I wrote some documentation for an Eclipse project.
4.6%63
I helped with testing/QA of an Eclipse project.
5.2%72
I used Eclipse but didn't actively participate in the community.
67.0%922
I didn't use Eclipse.
3.5%48
Other (specify)
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1.6%22

23. 19. Where do you typically go to find Eclipse-related information? (Select all that apply.)
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Percent		Response
Count
Eclipse conferences
8.4%115
Eclipse emails
7.9%109
Eclipse newsgroups
29.3%403
Eclipse.org home page (including RSS feed)
64.8%891
EclipseZone
22.6%311
Google
68.8%947
PlanetEclipse (including RSS feed)
21.9%301
I don't look for Eclipse information.
4.0%55
Other conferences, portals or sources (specify)
[ShowReplies]
4.6%63

24. 20. Which statement best reflects your perception of Eclipse? (Choose one.)
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Percent		Response
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Eclipse is a Java IDE.
14.6%201
Eclipse is an IDE for different languages (Java, C/C++, PHP, Ruby).
24.9%342
Eclipse is a platform for integrating development tools.
27.9%384
Eclipse is a collection of open source projects that can be used to build software.
16.7%230
Eclipse is a community of individuals and organizations that collaborate on building interesting technology.
15.0%206
Other (specify)
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0.9%13

25. 21. Overall, how satisfied are you with Eclipse? (Choose one.)
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Very satisfied
39.1%538
Satisified
50.0%688
Neutral
8.1%112
Unsatisfied
2.3%31
Very Unsatisified
0.5%7

26. 22. Are you or the organization you work for a member of the Eclipse Foundation?
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Yes, the organization I work for is a member
8.3%114
Yes, I'm an individual committer member
1.1%15
No
83.1%1,143
Don't know
7.6%104

27. Please leave any other comments or suggestions you have for the Eclipse Foundation.
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