Sharing-Data - Study of Wireless Community Networks

Part 1: My commitment

1.For you, a community wifi network is above all:

A freely and openly Internet connection

Creation of a local independent network, not connected to the Internet

Implementation of a local network (intranet) coupled with Internet

2.For what reasons did you take part to this Wireless Community Network:
From the most important criteria: 1st choice, to the least important
You can choose and select as many responses as you whish.

	1st choice	2nd choice	3rd choice	4th choice	5th choice
Conviction, it is a seductive ideology
Challenge, it is a technical challenge
Fun, it is my hobby
Desire to learn, it is formative
From necessity, it is the only way that i can have high speed Internet

3.A community wifi network for me, is a chance to be:
From the most important criteria: 1st choice, to the least important
You can choose and select as many responses as you wish.

	1st choice	2nd choice	3rd choice	4th choice	5th choice
Independent, avoiding commercial web intrusions (spams)
Connected locally, able to join neighbours and create connections
Involved, work to reduce the digital breakdown, moving towards being free
Mobile, the ability to consult informations while on the move
Curious, to discover a new technology and its expansion

4.How much time (in hours) per week do you spend on the wifi network? (in terms of use)

5.How much time (in hours) per week do you spend to the construction (improvement) of the wifi network?

6.When was your first participation in a wireless community?

Less than 6 months

Less than a year

[1 year - 2 years]

[2 years - 3 years]

[3 years - 4 years]

4 years or longer

7.You have been simultaneously committed in:

One wifi project

2 wifi projects

3 or more wifi projects

8.Do you have associative responsabilities within your wireless community? (president, treasurer, secretary)

Yes

No

Part 2 : My wifi network, its activity

9.Is the wifi network to which you belong to active?

Yes

No

10.Is your access point active?

Yes

No

11.How did you hear about the wireless community network?

12.How many people have you convinced to join the project ?

13.Are meetings organised between members of the community ?

Yes

No

14.If yes, do you attend these meetings?

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Always

15.Do you provide REMOTE technical assistance to other members of the community (forums...)?

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

16.Do you provide technical assistance AT HOME to other members of the community?

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

17.Do you seek help of the community of users to solve problems?

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

18.Are you an author on sites, blogs, wikis or forums dealing with wifi:

No less than once a day

Several times a week

Several times a month

Less than once a month

Never

19.Do you work with foreign communities and wifists?

Yes

No

Part 3 : My training, my competence

20.Are you:

Student

Job seeker

In employment

Retired

21.Are you an IT student, hold an IT qualification and/or work within the IT sector?

Yes

No

22.Within your professional activities (or your studies), do you work on wireless networks?

Yes

No

23.Do you find the work carried out for the Community wifi project useful within your professional life (or your training if you are a student)?

Not at all

Slightly

Useful

Very useful