Satisfaction with NetCAT 5.0 program

1. How did you like NetCAT program in general ? Perfect idea 35 53 % Good 31 47 % Don't know 0 0 % Useless activity 0 0 % Very bad 0 0 %

2. Do you think that voting for bugs was useful ? Yes 56 85 % No 10 15 %

3. How are you satisfied with fixing NetCAT bugs during stabilization phase ? Very satisfied 11 17 % Satisfied 48 73 % Don't know 4 6 % Discontented 3 4 % Very discontented 0 0 %

4. How would you classify the traffic on the [50cat] mailing list ? Heavy 32 48 % Medium 32 48 % Low 2 4 %

5. How do you value work of NetCAT coordinator, Jiri Kovalsky ? Very satisfied 57 86 % Satisfied 8 12 % Don't know 1 2 % Discontented 0 0 % Very discontented 0 0 %

6. Would you be willing to participate in NetCAT program again ? Yes 64 97 % No 2 3 %

7. How do you value cooperation with NetBeans Developers and QE ? Responsive anf helpful 52 79 % Mostly responsive but not really helpful 13 19 % Non responsive 0 0 % Completely ignoring my work 1 2 %

8. Did you like collecting NetCAT points contest ? Yes 42 64 % No 24 36 %

9. What communication channel does suit your needs better ? Mailing list 51 77 % Web forum 27 41 % On-line chat 13 20 % Others 3 5 %

10. Do you have any suggestions for NetCAT program to be more successful ?
Extracted summary of answers:

• Create "list of substitutes" and replace non active participants after 2 weeks of inactivity
• Introduce kind of "Pre-NetCAT" program focusing on new features design and usability verification
• Give up collecting NetCAT points or at least don't count messages to decrease artificial traffic
• Improve web, searching for duplicates, fasten IssueZilla
• Devide NetCAT team into subgroups with own mailing lists responsible for particular areas