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  1.6% under 18
  10% aged 18-25
  39% aged 25-35
  26% aged 35-45
  16% aged 45-55
  7.1% aged 55+

(and an additional 21% didn't give their age)

Equal proportions between the 25-35 and 18-25 brackets would have meant
about 31.2% compared to 39%, so you could reasonably argue for every 18-25
year old that knows about Linux and FOSS, there are two more that should
(and would have if they'd '90s kids) but don't...

Of course, this is really measuring the age of people who will fill in an L=
A
survey, which could be hugely different from people who actually
use/contribute to Linux/FOSS. Of course, I guess that would be its own
problem for LA even if it wasn't one for Linux/FOSS in general...

This propsoal was more about getting users/developers in the 18=9625 age ra=
nge
> (say) more broadly.


Cheers,
aj

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<div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 11:43, Mary Gardiner <sp=
an dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:mary at puzzling.org">mary at puzzling.org</=
a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0=
 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<div class=3D"im">This (and some of the material I snipped) is probably a d=
isagreement in</div>
premises. Here&#39;s the premises I was working from:<br>
(1) core volunteers, both developers and community leaders, in FOSS in<br>
 =A0 =A0Australia are aging.<br></blockquote><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quo=
te" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;=
">So, having said all that (and some premises there can be disputed), I wou=
ld</blockquote>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
tend to argue that if Linux Australia isn&#39;t providing events and advoca=
cy that<br>
are appealing to 18=9625 year olds (who are otherwise especially passionate=
 about<br>
IT, I don&#39;t mean the general 18=9625 population) then Linux Australia h=
as in some<br>
degree a problem.</blockquote><div><br></div><div>From last year&#39;s LA s=
urvey, the stats on respondents were:</div><div><br></div><div>=A0=A01.6% u=
nder 18</div><div>=A0=A010% aged 18-25</div><div>=A0=A039% aged 25-35</div>=
<div>=A0=A026% aged 35-45</div>
<div>=A0=A016% aged 45-55</div><div>=A0=A07.1% aged 55+</div><div><br></div=
><div>(and an additional 21% didn&#39;t give their age)</div><div><br></div=
><div>Equal proportions between the 25-35 and 18-25 brackets would have mea=
nt about 31.2% compared to 39%, so you could reasonably argue for every 18-=
25 year old that knows about Linux and FOSS, there are two more that should=
 (and would have if they&#39;d &#39;90s kids) but don&#39;t...</div>
<div><br></div><div>Of course, this is really measuring the age of people w=
ho will fill in an LA survey, which could be hugely different from people w=
ho actually use/contribute to Linux/FOSS. Of course, I guess that would be =
its own problem for LA even if it wasn&#39;t one for Linux/FOSS in general.=
..</div>
<div><br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex=
;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">This propsoal was more about=
 getting users/developers in the 18=9625 age range<br>
(say) more broadly.</blockquote><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div>aj</d=
iv></div><br>-- <br>Anthony Towns &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:aj at erisian.com.au">=
aj at erisian.com.au</a>&gt;<br>

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