Cyber BOINC - EN

1. About this survey...

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Dear Volunteer,

We understand you have been involved in volunteer computing projects and have kindly offered some of your resources to projects, whether CPU power, teaching and/or mentoring skills.

We would appreciate if you could tell us a little bit about you and why you decided to participate in volunteer computing. Your responses, combined with others involved in the projects can help us understand more about making volunteer computing and future projects more effective.

Regarding confidentiality: we will treat in a confidential fashion any personal answers, contact details, etc., which serve solely the project and its evaluation and will not be used in any other way or communicated to third parties. If you provide us with your contact details, we will send you information about the results of the study.

Many thanks and kind regards,

ICVolunteers Team
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ICVolunteers is a non-profit organization working with volunteers. It is an official partner and co-organizer of the Africa@home project. For more information, see http://www.icvolunteers.org and http://www.africaathome.org.

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1. How did you FIRST hear about volunteer computing? (Choose one answer)

Through BOINC website

Written press

Radio or television

A friend

A professional colleague

Through a volunteer computing project website and/or other (please specify):

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2. What MOTIVATED you to get involved in volunteer computing? (Choose all that apply)

	Not important at all				Most important
1. To acquire professional experience	1. To acquire professional experience Not important at all	1. To acquire professional experience	1. To acquire professional experience	1. To acquire professional experience	1. To acquire professional experience Most important
2. To get to know people and build a personal network	2. To get to know people and build a personal network Not important at all	2. To get to know people and build a personal network	2. To get to know people and build a personal network	2. To get to know people and build a personal network	2. To get to know people and build a personal network Most important
3. To learn and acquiring new skills	3. To learn and acquiring new skills Not important at all	3. To learn and acquiring new skills	3. To learn and acquiring new skills	3. To learn and acquiring new skills	3. To learn and acquiring new skills Most important
4. To share knowledge acquired over the years	4. To share knowledge acquired over the years Not important at all	4. To share knowledge acquired over the years	4. To share knowledge acquired over the years	4. To share knowledge acquired over the years	4. To share knowledge acquired over the years Most important
5. To keep involved: wanting to remain involved after retirement	5. To keep involved: wanting to remain involved after retirement Not important at all	5. To keep involved: wanting to remain involved after retirement	5. To keep involved: wanting to remain involved after retirement	5. To keep involved: wanting to remain involved after retirement	5. To keep involved: wanting to remain involved after retirement Most important
6. Credits: to obtain credits as a sign of contribution	6. Credits: to obtain credits as a sign of contribution Not important at all	6. Credits: to obtain credits as a sign of contribution	6. Credits: to obtain credits as a sign of contribution	6. Credits: to obtain credits as a sign of contribution	6. Credits: to obtain credits as a sign of contribution Most important
7. Solidarity: wanting to give to a community and human beings in need	7. Solidarity: wanting to give to a community and human beings in need Not important at all	7. Solidarity: wanting to give to a community and human beings in need	7. Solidarity: wanting to give to a community and human beings in need	7. Solidarity: wanting to give to a community and human beings in need	7. Solidarity: wanting to give to a community and human beings in need Most important
8. Cause: getting involved for a particular cause	8. Cause: getting involved for a particular cause Not important at all	8. Cause: getting involved for a particular cause	8. Cause: getting involved for a particular cause	8. Cause: getting involved for a particular cause	8. Cause: getting involved for a particular cause Most important
9. Personal reasons: because of past experience, friends involved, personal satisfaction, enjoyment	9. Personal reasons: because of past experience, friends involved, personal satisfaction, enjoyment Not important at all	9. Personal reasons: because of past experience, friends involved, personal satisfaction, enjoyment	9. Personal reasons: because of past experience, friends involved, personal satisfaction, enjoyment	9. Personal reasons: because of past experience, friends involved, personal satisfaction, enjoyment	9. Personal reasons: because of past experience, friends involved, personal satisfaction, enjoyment Most important
10. Self-expression and empowerment: to have an opportunity to interact, express ideas	10. Self-expression and empowerment: to have an opportunity to interact, express ideas Not important at all	10. Self-expression and empowerment: to have an opportunity to interact, express ideas	10. Self-expression and empowerment: to have an opportunity to interact, express ideas	10. Self-expression and empowerment: to have an opportunity to interact, express ideas	10. Self-expression and empowerment: to have an opportunity to interact, express ideas Most important

Other (please specify):

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3. What CONVINCED you that contributing to volunteer computing projects was a good idea?

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4. How did you participate? (Choose all that apply)

Offered CPU power to the project

Provided technical expertise

Teaching and mentoring skills

Presented the project in conferences to promote it

Participated in the organization of events for the project

Other (please specify):

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5. If you offered CPU power of your computer(s), please specify the number of computers you were able to connect to BOINC (Choose one)

2-5

6-10

11-20

21-50

more than 50

Other (please specify):

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6. Which project(s) did you contribute to? (Choose all that apply)

Seti@home

Einstein@home

LHC@home

PS3Grid

Rosetta@home

Climateprediction.net

MalariaControl.net

QCN Alpha

Other (please specify)

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7. What kind of computer platform do you use? (Choose all that apply)

Linux, GNU/Linux

Apple / Macintosh

Microsoft Windows

Others (please specify):

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8. What factor KEPT you involved? (Choose all that apply)

Personal satisfaction

Good credit rating

Learning experience

Friends

Other (please specify):

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9. What were the reasons for your dissatisfaction with BOINC, if any?

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10. How do you think volunteer computing systems could be improved?

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11. What kinds of online services did you use for your involvement in BOINC? (Choose all that apply)

Newsflash (e-newsletter)

Discussion forums (ex. for programmers, translators, living in a foreign country, etc.)

Glossaries (for translators, programmers and editors)

BOINC FAQ and library of thematic documents

Please specify:

At the end, we would much appreciate if you take a few moments to complete the following personal questions. Note that we treat your answer confidentially.

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12. Your name and contact details (optional):

First Name:

Last Name:

Phone:

Email:

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13. Your age:

Less than 20

20-35

36-50

51-65

Over 65

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14. Your occupation:

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15. Your country(ies)...

Country of residence

Country of origin

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16. What is your average monthly expenses for Internet and mobile phone? (optional)

Less than US$10

US$11-50

US$51-100

US$101-200

US$201-400

Over US$400

Your monthly expenses for Internet and mobile phone in your local currency:

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17. What is your average monthly income? (optional)

Less than US$500

US$501-1,000

US$1,001-2,000

US$2,001-5,000

US$5,001-10,000

Over US$10,000

Your monthly expenses in your local currency:

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1. How did you FIRST hear about volunteer computing? (Choose one answer)

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2. What MOTIVATED you to get involved in volunteer computing? (Choose all that apply)

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3. What CONVINCED you that contributing to volunteer computing projects was a good idea?

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4. How did you participate? (Choose all that apply)

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5. If you offered CPU power of your computer(s), please specify the number of computers you were able to connect to BOINC (Choose one)

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6. Which project(s) did you contribute to? (Choose all that apply)

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7. What kind of computer platform do you use? (Choose all that apply)

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8. What factor KEPT you involved? (Choose all that apply)

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9. What were the reasons for your dissatisfaction with BOINC, if any?

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10. How do you think volunteer computing systems could be improved?

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11. What kinds of online services did you use for your involvement in BOINC? (Choose all that apply)

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12. Your name and contact details (optional):

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13. Your age:

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14. Your occupation:

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15. Your country(ies)...

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16. What is your average monthly expenses for Internet and mobile phone? (optional)

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17. What is your average monthly income? (optional)

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18. Do you have any general comments, ideas, suggestions?