From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Mar 26 13:15:18 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CB7E616A4CF for ; Fri, 26 Mar 2004 13:15:18 -0800 (PST) Received: from mta11.adelphia.net (mta11.adelphia.net [68.168.78.205]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8340843D48 for ; Fri, 26 Mar 2004 13:15:18 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from Barbish3@adelphia.net) Received: from barbish ([67.20.101.71]) by mta11.adelphia.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.08 201-253-122-130-108-20031117) with SMTP id <20040326195308.FPCB10255.mta11.adelphia.net@barbish> for ; Fri, 26 Mar 2004 14:53:08 -0500 From: "JJB" To: "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD. ORG" Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2004 14:53:07 -0500 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.6604 (9.0.2911.0) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Importance: Normal Subject: How widely is FreeBSD used in China? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: Barbish3@adelphia.net List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2004 21:15:18 -0000 To all readers of this list from China. I would like to gauge the popularity of FreeBSD in China. Please answer the questions and feel free to add anything related to FreeBSD you may think is helpful. Do the computer stores and or book stores sell FreeBSD books and CDs? Have you purchased any? Which one? What language? Is FreeBSD taught in any of the Colleges? What PC based operating systems are taught in schools? Are there any FreeBSD clubs or web sites for users to get help from? How active / helpful are they? Do you use them? Please list URL's. How did you first learn about FreeBSD? Where do you get your copy of FreeBSD from? Do you know of any commercial users of FreeBSD in China? List? What is your understanding of how widely FreeBSD is used in China? Do you have search engine access to public FreeBSD English how-to web sites? Are there any limitations on access to public world internet? What search engine url do you use to find Chinese FreeBSD info? What search engine url do you use to find English FreeBSD info? What do you see as the problems hindering wider use of FreeBSD in China? What would you like to see FreeBSD.org do or change that would help the expansion of FreeBSD in China? Please reply off list as this may be considered off topic by some list members. Thanks for your input Joe