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Workplace Operating Systems

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A poll to determine the distribution of operating systems on the desktop and in the back office in business and institutional environments.
How large is your organization?
1-10 employees
11-50 employees
51-200 employees
201-2000 employees
2001-10000 employees
more than 10000 employees
How would you best characterize your organization?
Sole proprietorship
Partnership
For-profit corporation
Charity organization
Religious organization
Government organization
Academic institution
Other non-profit organization or corporation
Other
Which of the following operating systems are used on individual desktops in your organization? Check all that apply, choose the closest match if you don't see the exact OS you use.
Windows 3.x
Windows for Workgroups 3.x
Windows 95
Windows 98
Windows ME
Windows XP
Windows NT 3.x
Windows NT 4.x
Windows 2000
Mac OS
Mac OS X
MS-DOS
OS/2
Red Hat Linux
Mandrake Linux
SuSE Linux
Other Linux
FreeBSD
OpenBSD
NetBSD
Other BSD UNIX
System V UNIX or equivalent
Sun Solaris
HP-UX
Other open-source UNIX
Other proprietary UNIX
BeOS
Amiga
NeXT
Proprietary mainframe (terminals)
Proprietary mini (terminals)
Which environment is the predominant desktop environment for your organization?
16-bit Windows (3.x, WfW, etc.)
32-bit consumer Windows (95, 98, ME)
32-bit professional Windows (NT, 2000, XP)
Mac OS
Mac OS X
Linux desktop
Any BSD UNIX desktop
Any other open-source UNIX desktop
Any other proprietary UNIX desktop
X Terminals only (connected to a server)
3270 terminals
Character-based terminals only
Other proprietary terminals only
What types of operating systems do you use for the servers in your organization? (Check all that apply.)
FreeBSD
OpenBSD
NetBSD
Other BSD UNIX
Red Hat Linux
Mandrake Linux
SuSE Linux
Other Linux distribution
System V UNIX or equivalent
Other open-source UNIX
Sun Solaris
HP-UX
UNICOS
Other proprietary UNIX
Windows NT
Windows 2000
Any consumer Windows (95, 98, etc.)
Novell
Mac OS
Mac OS X
IBM mainframe
Other mainframe
Which operating system family do you personally consider most appropriate for a workplace desktop?
Old Windows (16-bit)
Consumer Windows (95, 98, etc.)
Professional Windows (NT, 2000, XP)
Mac OS
Mac OS X
Linux UNIX desktop
BSD UNIX desktop
Sun Solaris desktop
Other UNIX desktop
Other desktop OS
Dumb terminals only
MS-DOS
Which operating system would you personally recommend to a non-IT friend or relative looking for a home desktop environment?
Old Windows (16-bit)
Consumer Windows (95, 98, etc.)
Professional Windows (NT, 2000, XP)
MS-DOS
Mac OS
Mac OS X
Linux UNIX desktop
BSD UNIX desktop
Sun Solaris desktop
Other UNIX desktop
Other desktop OS
If you are involved in the technical support activities of your organization, which operating system gives you the most trouble from a support standpoint, on a per-capita basis?
Old Windows (3.x, etc.)
Consumer Windows (95, 98, etc.)
Professional Windows (NT, 2000, XP)
Mac OS
Mac OS X
Linux
Other UNIX
MS-DOS
Other
Finally, which operating systems does your organization use for servers that are exposed to the external Internet (Web sites, etc.)?
BSD UNIX (FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD)
Linux
Other open-source UNIX
Sun Solaris
Other proprietary UNIX
MS-DOS
Old Windows (3.x, etc.)
Consumer Windows (95, 98, etc.)
Professional Windows (NT, 2000, XP)
Mac OS
Mac OS X
Proprietary mainframe operating system
Proprietary minicomputer operationg system
Other
This poll was created on 2001-12-04 13:53:50 by webmaster6554