Typical Australian open source developers are 26 years old and spend their days being bored in Canberra. Despite that, free software enthusiasts have more sex and earn more money than you might expect, a new survey reveals.
At linux.conf.au, Waugh Partners offered a preview of some of the results from its Australian Open Source Industry & Community Census 2007, focusing on self-identified members of the open source community.
Responses from 327 participants were included in the details revealed from the online study, which aimed to dispel the myth that open source supporters are invariably bearded geeks, male and impoverished, company co-founder Jeff Waugh said.
"There are certain perceptions of the community that are somewhat inaccurate," he commented. The survey was sponsored by Fujitsu, IBM and NICTA.
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