Personalities of Linux Users

[nabetse]

I recently took a personality test. There was a description that came with the results, which indicated that a prominent preoccupation of mine would be to tinker with computers (the description was freakishly accurate). This got me thinking: Do most Linux (or Unix) users have similar personalities? So, just for fun, I am starting a poll to find out.

The test that I took was based off of the Myers-Briggs stuff. I've heard that the real test takes around 3 hours. Fortunately, I took one that took me around 5 minutes (the link is included below). If you've taken the test before, post your results. If you haven't follow the link below and post your results. The results may not be completely accurate but we may be able to see a pattern.

Short Personality Test (http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes1.htm)

Explaination of the temperaments (scroll to the bottom) (http://www.keirsey.com/)

(BTW, I'm an INTP)

[tlyons]

(INTJ)

[dannybunkins]

INTJ

[GigaShadow]

INTJ


G :cool:

[JayMan8081]

ISFJ

[deathadder]

INTJ

[eskiled]

ENTJ although this will probably be locked :(...


eskiled

[shadov]

INTJ

[Daedrus]

INTJ

Seems to be a trend here.

[bsm2001]

INTJ

[sharth]

INFP

and holy jeez, look at all the INTJ's.

*and yes, i did edit this post*

[Choozo]

INFJ

[klackenfus]

ENTJ or BOFH, either works.

[Hmse]

ENFP

[timothykaine]

INTJ

[gehidore]

INTP

[frimann]

INTJ

[Jata]

INTJ.

[psi42]

INTJ

[eyceguy]

ISTP

[tlyons]

Quote from the description of INTJ:


They are rather rare, comprising no more than, say, one percent of the population.


(looking at the survey results)

Just a coincidence that so many of us would use GNU/Linux? :D I'd say there's something to your theory, nabetse.

- T.

[bwkaz]

Hey, look at that, another INTJ (me, just in case it's not obvious).

:D

I'd say there's something to that theory also.

[Sixstrings]

ENTP

Guess I am the freak :)

[Icarus]

INTJ

Of course...we all hate crowds and love solving problems :)
Really isn't a suprise here if you think about it

[saysalone]

INFP

[Gertrude]

Your Type is
INTJ
Introverted Intuitive Thinking Judging
Strength of the preferences %
61 22 56 1

[gehidore]

Originally posted by Gertrude

Your Type is
INTJ
Introverted Intuitive Thinking Judging
Strength of the preferences %
61 22 56 1


"You chose Poorly"

[bs_texas]

Stupid web page. I got to the end and it said INTP, but it also said I missed a question and click on the back button to answer it, which I did, and of course all my initial answers were gone and then the forward button was grayed out. I guess it's probably based on stupid cookies, which I rarely accept.

Oh well...

I don't need no stinkin' personality test. ;)

[CoffeeMan]

ISTJ

[redbull]

INTJ I'm apparently in good company.:)

[gehidore]

From somewheres on that there site
On the other hand they have less and less desire, if they ever had any, to direct the activities of others. Only when forced to by circumstance do they allow themselves to take charge of activities, and they exit the role as soon as they can without injuring the enterprise.

Yeah, that sounds about right...

[Exodus2001]

INFP

I fit in here worse than I thought. Maybe this is why I've been into Linux for 5 years and still suck.

[irlandes]

INTJ. Why does it take a friggin' test to know that most computer geeks are somewhat introverted?????

It should be obvious. Of course, my intuitive was 67. :)

[blackbelt_jones]

INTP

[drummerboy195]

INTP

:D

[nouse66]

INTJ

[panther3e]

ISTP

[bburton]

Your Type is
ENTJ
Extroverted Intuitive Thinking Judging
Strength of the preferences %
1 44 33 56


You are:

* slightly expressed extrovert
* moderately expressed intuitive personality
* moderately expressed thinking personality
* moderately expressed judging personality

Hmm, I guess that's me. I always figured I was pretty well rounded.

[prowriter]

INTJ It works.

[InvalidUsername]

Just for sh**s and giggles, I took the test
ISFP

You are:
* very expressed introvert
* moderately expressed sensing personality
* slightly expressed feeling personality
* very expressed perceiving personality

[hard candy]

"You are square peg in round hole of life".

[GnomeProject]

ENFP

*YEP, a super Hippie Idealist*

-Adam

[mrBen]

INTJ
Damn - I'm far too common :(

[StarKnight83]

Your Type is
INTP

Introverted 89
Intuitive 44
Thinking 1
Perceiving 22

You are:
very expressed introvert
moderately expressed intuitive personality
slightly expressed thinking personality
slightly expressed perceiving personality

[retsaw]

Your Type is INTP

Introverted Intuitive Thinking Perceiving
Strength of the preferences %
56 44 33 44

[Parcival]

I am an ESTP - a promoter artisan.

They say life is never boring around me - hmm, I just gotta have more ladies find about that. :)

[bigmac99]

istp here

[WayStar]

INFP

-Waylena

[svetho]

ISTJ

Introverted Sensing Thinking Judging
89 11 33 44

Great test, I was surprised of how accurate it was.
Some very true realizations about me:

Effusive expression of emotional warmth is not something that ISTJs do without considerable energy loss.

ISTJs are most at home with "just the facts, Ma'am."

His SJ orientation draws the ISTJ into the service of established institutions. Home, social clubs, government, schools, the military, churches -- these are the bastions of the SJ.

Pretty amazing ;-).

[nabetse]

Dang!

So there is a pattern.

I wonder what the distribution is for other OSes... but that's for another forum

:D

[Vectorman]

Your Type is
ISTJ
Introverted Sensing Thinking Judging
Strength of the preferences %
56 11 78 44

[Sepero]

INTJ
Strength of the preferences %
44 56 67 33

[leyb]

INTJ

[lagitus]

INTJ (56 89 11 22)

[merclude]

ENTP

what do those strength preferences numbers mean?

[Sepero]

I find this to be a very interesting(and somewhat saddening) poll. From this poll, I am assuming that Linux only has a great deal of appeal to about 1/4 of the population.

(Either that, or forums and polls only appeal to 1/4 of the population. ;))

Though, being the "INTJ rationalist" that I am, I wonder what else could be done to bring Linux to more people?

Perhaps "rationalists" just have a natural tenancy to go against the grain, almost rebellious like? On the other hand, maybe "rationalists" are just more likely than other types to venture into new realms, instead of being herded like sheep?

[bwkaz]

Sepero, this is just a guess, but I believe the reason is that "rationalists" really really hate stuff that doesn't work. ;)

Most of the world is content to have their operating system blue-screen once per month, or (in the case of the new server we got at work) totally lock up whenever you access the RAID 5 array too heavily, or be wide open to attacks from any and every angle, pay very little heed to patching known holes, and open every single attachment that gets mailed to them. I think "rationalists" actually do this kind of thing (at least... I do, and I'm an INTJ ;)), and get very sick of it.

[Dutch Mafia-boy.]

First one of this kind!

ISFJ

Introverted Sensing Feeling Judging
56 22 11 44

You are:
moderately expressed introvert
slightly expressed sensing personality
slightly expressed feeling personality
moderately expressed judging personality

[Davno]

ISTJ

[Chess007]

INFJ
Introverted Intuitive Feeling Judging
Strength of the preferences %
33 33 33 56


You are:

* moderately expressed introvert
* moderately expressed intuitive personality
* moderately expressed feeling personality
* moderately expressed judging personality

I'm a very moderate person. hehe

[-=Gerrit=-]

Your Type is
INTJ
Introverted Intuitive Thinking Judging
Strength of the preferences %
22 56 33 22

:) So I am Rational, like the most here :)

(Wondering what microsoft only people are :))

[je_fro]

Your Type is
ENTP
Extroverted Intuitive Thinking Perceiving
Strength of the preferences %
1 44 22 6

[leonpmu]

Your Type is
INTJ
Introverted Intuitive Thinking Judging
Strength of the preferences %
56 22 44 1

Actually, I guess that it would describe most of my friends to, 90% are computer geeks...

Of course we are good in a crowd of our own type of people

:D

[Bryon Speede]

INTJ

[Morphine Drip]

Your Type is
INTJ
Introverted Intuitive Thinking Judging
Strength of the preferences %
22 78 44 56

[Syngin]

INTJ

Wow, looks like most of us ARE stereotypical nerds hehe

[evac-q8r]

RTFM

Read 48 the 26 Freaking 99! Manual 67

:D

INTP