MUG '01 Survey

Instructions:

Email address: 
    Name/Last:  First:

• May we include your e-mail address and phone number in a list of EMUG '01 Meeting attendees to be sent to all attendees?
  Yes
  No
  

Location, Facilities and Meeting Format

• This year we had 15 Daylight/Metaphorics presentations, 12 user presentations and a poster session session over 3 1/2 days, including demos, SIGS and hands-on time the end of the each day. How did you like this format?
  I prefer this format
  I prefer having more user presentations
  I prefer more time for demos and hands-on
  

• How did you like the Eldorado Hotel?
  Loved it, great, keep the meeting here.
  It was ok
  Not much
  Prefer a place elsewhere in Santa Fe
  Prefer a place elsewhere in the US, Specify:
  

Daylight Oracle Cartridge

• How interested are you in the Daylight Oracle Cartridge?
  Extremely interested
  Interested
  Not really interested
  Would like to demo
  

• What version of Oracle are you running?
  Oracle Version:
  

• What platform/OS do you require for your Oracle server?
  SGI
  Sun
  HP
  Linux
  Windows NT
  Windows 2000
  Other:
  

Future Directions

Rank the following in terms of your interest (1=highest)
DayCart optimizer support
DayCart OCI extensions
DayCart client tools
DayCart exact MW
DayCart CLOB datatype
DayCart finger test for SMARTS
native Windows toolkit
HTTP server interfaces
Java interfaces
network licensing
fingerprint as a search query in Merlin
Daylight software on a Linux cluster
simplified JavaGrins with SMARTS
HTS application
support of toolkit language interfaces (Python, Java, Perl, GCL)
alignment of depiction
Merlin/MCL NOT operator
contrib organization
open source more of Daylight code to contrib
output non-SMILES identifiers from contrib program MERQ
Thor datatypes interface/checker
Thorload error handling (continue, skip or help?)
conversion of tab- or comma-delimited data to TDT
one-time purchase of DayCart, annual purchase of support/upgrades
pricing for consultants (lone developers) and property rights
pricing in general

Technical Support

• If you have used Daylight support, were you satified with the service? Check all that apply
  Extremely satisfied
  Satisfied
  Unsatisfied(make remarks at end)
  Response time was good
  Response time was too slow(make remarks at end)
  

• Have you had problems with installing Daylight software?
  Lots of problems
  A few problems
  No problems
  

• What do you think of the installation upgrade?
  Looks easy
  Could be easier
  Prefer a standard protocol (configure, pkgadd, RPM, etc.)
  Don't care
  

• What media do you prefer for installation?
  CDROM
  Web
  

• How many people at your site would like to attend this year's "Daylight Summer School"- our introductory course on Daylight software held in early June?
  0
  1
  2
  3 or more
  

• Has a bug in the version of daylight you are currently using affected your usage of the Daylight software?
  Yes
  Yes, but found a workaround
  No

Some Technical Details

• What operating system(s) do you use for your Daylight servers?
  • SGI
    IRIX 6.5
    IRIX 6.4
    Other:
    

  • Sun
    Solaris 8
    Solaris 7
    Solaris 2.6
    Solaris 2.5.1
    Other:
    

  • Linux
    Red Hat 7
    Red Hat 6.2
    Red Hat 6.1
    Other:

  • Other:
    

• In v4.81, Daylight will no longer support Solaris 2.6 or 2.5.1. WIll this be a problem for you?
  

  • Yes
    
  • No
    

• What sorts of computers/operating systems on your desktops do you use when accessing Daylight software? (Check all that apply)

  • SGI/Irix
    Mostly
    Sometimes
    Never
    

  • Sun/Solaris
    Mostly
    Sometimes
    Never
    

  • Intel/Windows 2000/NT
    Mostly
    Sometimes
    Never
    

  • Intel/Windows 95/98
    Mostly
    Sometimes
    Never
    

  • Intel/Linux
    Mostly
    Sometimes
    Never
    

  • Mac/Linux
    Mostly
    Sometimes
    Never
    
  • Other:
    

• What sorts of filesizes for your Thor databases do you expect within this year?
  Less than 2 Gbytes
  Greater than 2 Less than 8 Gbytes
  Greater than 8 Less than 16 Gbytes
  More than 16 Gbytes
  

• What browser do you use?
  Internet Explorer
  Netscape
  Other:
  

General or Specific Comments: