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BSD Usage Survey

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the stats-and-graphs dept.

hubertf writes "The BSD Certification Group announced the BSD Usage Survey today (non-English version also available). 'This survey aims to collect detailed statistics on how and where BSD systems are used around the world. The survey is short- only 19 questions- and should only take a few minutes to complete. The survey covers usage of the four main BSD projects - FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD and DragonFly BSD.'"

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  1. A quick peek... by Foozy · · Score: 5, Informative
    All data below is preliminary:

    Survey is less than a week old and there are at this moment over 2200 responses in several languages!

    • Usage: FreeBSD 74%,OpenBSD 32%,NetBSD 20%,DragonFly 3%
    • Number of companies with less than 10 systems- 1515; more than 1000 systems- 18
    • Where used: North America 44%; Europe 46%; Austrailia/New Zealand 6%; Asia 6%
    • Company size: Less than $500K- 1199; Greater than $100M- 117
    Coolest 'Uses' comments:
    • Running large computational fluid dynamic model
    • Building access control
    • impress chicks on saturday night
    • Specialized image processing, touchscreen office appliance
    The survey will run through at least the end of September, so these numbers will obviously change.

    We can use your help. Join the mailing list and contribute ideas and expertise. We're in need of business as well as technical expertise. Let us know what you can contribute with the 'Contact Us' form on the website www.bsdcertification.org.

    Thanks to everyone who filled out the survey!