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From: P-A-N-D-O-R <pandor@linuxzone.cz>

Hello,

I am about to write a serie of articles focusing on a Linux position in a
various countries to be published at

http://www.linuxzone.cz

Do you think, it would be possible to provide me information regarding to a
set of prepared questions?

I mean, education, private companies, homes, favourite distributions,
government,
the most known projects originating country, some fresh information
including the forecast for the near future, description of LUGs....

Milan Gigel - Independent Linux Writer

So here comes a set of questions regarding to your country. Thanks a lot in
advance for your kindly help. The answers will be used to form agregate
article focusing this field. An additional questions may follow. The total
length of the final article will fit from 8 to 15kb. So please include some
detailed information.


1. What was the starting stage of raising popularity of Linux in your
country? When the process started and how was it like?

2. What are the opportunities of supporting Linux users? I mean if there are
any active LUGs - what is its main role, interesting Linux portals, any
seminars, cons, active mailing lists or so. Is it possible to hear some news
focusing on Linux on a TV or radio broadcast? What about newbies and
starters, is there enough place to support them too?

3. What is the position of Linux in the education process and in the
academic field? If you compare it to a Microsoft position in education
system, are there any changes last time leading to a raise of knowledge
regarding to Linux?

4. What about linux in companies in the position of the base backend? Is it
commonly used just for the access to an internet, or is it commonly used
also in a position of fileservers, application servers and so?

5. What is the situation like on the desktop field? Is Linux used here just
among the Linux fans, or is it possible to see some extensive
implementations? If possible some examples naming ompanies using it?

6. What about usage of linux on a government fied? Is it already implemented
here, or is this only idea of the far future. Are there running any research
projects focusing to this field?

7. As for the commercial applications focusing on a production field and
accounting. Are there any accessible products fitting needs of your country?
Are there any commercial companies developing applications targeting Linux
field?

8. What about localisation field of Linux? Are there any running projects
bringing users possibility to use linux using their native language?

9. Which distributions are the most popular in your country on the server
and on the desktop field? Can you name some which raised in your country?

10. How many Linux users are expected in a percent amount to reside your
country? What are their experience levels like?

11. I hope there is a lot of specialists and developers in your country. Can
you name some of them with a short description of their projects and focus?

12. What about upcomming changes on the Linux field in your country? Will
the situation switch to a better state in the near future? Which fields
will it impact?

13. Is there active approach to an expansion of linux on all the fields in
your country? What about any running projects?

14. As for the internet connections. Is the global infrastructure wee
designed? Wheach means of data transpor are commonly used in the users
homes? dialup, isdn, commuted line, wifi....?

15. Any specialities regarding to linux and linux users in your country?

16. Anything else to add here from your point of view? We want to introduce
your country from the Linux side.


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Milan Gigel
Contact Manager / Writer
Impossible, s.r.o.
www.impossible.cz

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