From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Sven Bretfeld" Subject: Org-mode as QDA-Software? Date: 19 Dec 2009 00:43:52 +0100 Message-ID: <87tyvnsv9j.fsf@gmx.ch> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1NLmUF-0006o1-A0 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:43:55 -0500 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1NLmUA-0006ls-RW for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:43:54 -0500 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=39794 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1NLmUA-0006lb-Jw for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:43:50 -0500 Received: from mx5.rz.ruhr-uni-bochum.de ([134.147.64.33]:38163) by monty-python.gnu.org with smtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1NLmUA-0007i2-3i for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:43:50 -0500 List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: emacs-org Hi all, especially you org developers out there Org mode would be a nice base for bringing a good QDA-Software to the world of free software, isn't it? QDAS is a special type of software for qualitative data analysis[=C2=B9], mostly used in Sociology and related fields of Science. Existing programs like Atlas.ti[=C2=B2] and MaxQDA[=C2= =B3] are what I deem the essence of proprietary stuff: very expensive, elitist and utterly unfree (but widely used by research groups who have enough money at their disposal). AFAIK, there is only one piece of QDA software available for Linux, gTAMS Analyzer, which is quite awkward in my opinion. I often advocate QDAS to students and PhD students for managing Discourse Analysis projects, and its always embarrassing to push them to expensive programs. But I think org-mode is just one step away from being a powerful QDAS, especially with org-babel, I think. This lack in the world of free software might be only a small addon-package away. It would be the first cross-platform solution, and group functionalities could be implemented via git, CVS or SVN. To my regret, I'm just a devoted user, in no way a developer. Is any developer out there who deems this a worthwhile project? Students all over the world would be grateful (if we manage to make it known via Google and Wikipedia). Greetings Sven [=C2=B9] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qualitative_research. [=C2=B2] http://www.atlasti.com/en/. [=C2=B3] http://www.maxqda.com/.