From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Ted Wiles Subject: Re: Org Mode Research Date: Sat, 7 Jan 2017 16:28:18 -0500 Message-ID: References: <87mvf2ha8e.fsf@yandex.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=94eb2c043eba2f8f79054587d0a4 Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:44459) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1cPyXF-0003XI-Mn for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 07 Jan 2017 16:28:23 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1cPyXE-00085w-1c for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 07 Jan 2017 16:28:21 -0500 Received: from mail-qk0-x22f.google.com ([2607:f8b0:400d:c09::22f]:36014) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1cPyXD-00085n-RX for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 07 Jan 2017 16:28:19 -0500 Received: by mail-qk0-x22f.google.com with SMTP id 11so9305529qkl.3 for ; Sat, 07 Jan 2017 13:28:19 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <87mvf2ha8e.fsf@yandex.com> List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: "Emacs-orgmode" To: Colin Baxter Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org --94eb2c043eba2f8f79054587d0a4 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Thanks all! For context, I just started implementing org-mode workplanning at my job (personal user since 2007) and it's increased my productivity 10x. As I manage others I was curious about hearing about how others use org-mode in a team setting. While I was at it, I thought that it would be helpful and interesting to get a gut-check on the basic idea I was thinking of implementing to collaborate with my team. Some preliminary findings of interest: - Tags are unpopular, only 56% of people use them. Especially surprising as 70% use source-code blocks. - Largest barrier to further org mode usage is a lack of emacs expertise. Not really a surprise here. - 75% of people put their org-mode files under git version control. - We are all big promoters of using org-mode with the people we work with, and highly skeptical of their ability and desire to realize these benefits :) - mobile and calendar integration have come up as major pains multiple times in free responses I am hoping to condense findings into a pithy summary and post on github (or worg, although I've never figured out how to do that easily) so that everyone can see. I also think the term "market research" significantly overestimates my ability / desire to execute on this :) I get the concern on GPL vs. non-GPL, I also really like org mode as it fundamentally gives me control over my own data, but given where this is right now (a google forms survey) I think it's kind of a moot discussion. And yes, I know that the survey isn't very good, and that there are typos, and that certain things could have been asked better! I have made some revisions incorporating some of these comments. Thanks again, Ted On Sat, Jan 7, 2017 at 3:43 PM, Colin Baxter wrote: > Hello > > On Sat, Jan 07 2017, Ted Wiles wrote: > > > Org Moders, > > > > I'm doing some research on org mode usage and would love to hear your > perspective. Here's the > > survey link: > > > > https://goo.gl/forms/9I0uL3Er2TuEszfH3 > > > > If I get enough responses, I'll be happy to post the results online for > all to see! > > > > Best Regards, > > Ted > > I would want to see much more information about the motive and people > behind the Survey before I would take part. Sorry. > --94eb2c043eba2f8f79054587d0a4 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Thanks all!

For context, I just st= arted implementing org-mode workplanning at my job (personal user since 200= 7) and it's increased my productivity 10x. As I manage others I was cur= ious about hearing about how others use org-mode in a team setting. While I= was at it, I thought that it would be helpful and interesting to get a gut= -check on the basic idea I was thinking of implementing to collaborate with= my team.

Some preliminary findings of inter= est:

- Tags are unpopular, only 56% of people use = them. Especially surprising as 70% use source-code blocks.
- Larg= est barrier to further org mode usage is a lack of emacs expertise. Not rea= lly a surprise here.
- 75% of people put their org-mode files und= er git version control.
- We are all big promoters of using org-m= ode with the people we work with, and highly skeptical of their ability and= desire to realize these benefits :)
- mobile and calendar integr= ation have come up as major pains multiple times in free responses

I am hoping to condense findings into a pithy summary and = post on github (or worg, although I've never figured out how to do that= easily) so that everyone can see.

I also think th= e term "market research" significantly overestimates my ability /= desire to execute on this :) I get the concern on GPL vs. non-GPL, I also = really like org mode as it fundamentally gives me control over my own data,= but given where this is right now (a google forms survey) I think it's= kind of a moot discussion.

And yes, I know that t= he survey isn't very good, and that there are typos, and that certain t= hings could have been asked better! I have made some revisions incorporatin= g some of these comments.

Thanks again,
= Ted


On Sat, Jan 7, 2017 at 3:43 PM, Colin Baxter <= m43cap@yandex.com> wrote:
H= ello

On Sat, Jan 07 2017, Ted Wiles wrote:

> Org Moders,
>
> I'm doing some research on org mode usage and would love to hear y= our perspective. Here's the
> survey link:
>
> https://goo.gl/forms/9I0uL3Er2TuEszfH3
>
> If I get enough responses, I'll be happy to post the results onlin= e for all to see!
>
> Best Regards,
> Ted

I would want to see much more information about the motive and = people
behind the Survey before I would take part. Sorry.

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