Survey on factors influencing the decision to Self-host software
survey.lpt.feri.um.si

Hi everyone,

I’m a PhD student in Computer Science researching why people choose to self-host software—what motivates you, what concerns you, and what factors affect your decision-making.

To better understand this, I’ve prepared a short anonymous survey (~10 minutes). Your insights as part of the self-hosting community would be incredibly valuable for this research.

🔗 Survey link: https://survey.lpt.feri.um.si/376953?newtest=Y&lang=en&s=ls

This study is part of my doctoral research at the University of Maribor, Slovenia, conducted under the supervision of Assist. Prof. Lili Nemec Zlatolas, PhD. All responses are anonymous and used strictly for academic purposes.

If you’ve ever self-hosted anything—or even just considered it—I’d really appreciate your input.

Thanks a lot for your time, and feel free to ask me anything about the project (luka.hrgarek@um.si)!

Cheers!

  • ohshit604@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Some of the questions In this survey raise an eyebrow.

    Do you use self-hosting?

    Self-hosting isn’t something you use, it’s something you do.

    I am concerned that using cloud services will reveal my privacy information.

    If I hear about a new information technology, I look for ways to experiment with it.

    Among my peers, I am usually the first to try out new information technologies.

    In general, I am hesitant to try out new information technologies.

    Either this was Ai generated or the author really needs to work on their English skills.

    • Technikus5@feddit.orgEnglish
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      2 months ago

      Well, they say they’re studying at a university in Slovenia, which gives it a pretty good chance that English isn’t their native language. Those questions still get across what they’re asking, so unless you’re some kind of grammatical god, I don’t think you can really complain too much