The Everest project has released the Everest 0.4 Update 1(Everest 0.4u1) which is the upgrade versions of Everest 0.4.

RelaxBSD is the FreeBSD's chinese LiveCD Project, most source codes of RelaxBSD come from FreeBSD, some LiveCD scripts come from FreeSBIE, and the bsdinstaller comes from this site.

"The rise of open source software is not to beat Microsoft, but to break the monopoly of Microsoft-oriented approach, and it can coexist Microsoft software through market competition, for users and consumers with more choice." Lu Shouqun, the chairman of China OSS Promotion Union, said on his Sina blog.

Lu said, the free open source software (FOSS) movement's rise, for the global software innovation and development to provide a new impetus and opportunities, "Microsoft's software is the software of a private nature."

Gates is protested by a man who is a supporter of free and open source software in Beijing University of China.

LUPA is the abbreviation for Leadership Of Open Source University Promotion Alliance,which is established on June 12, 2005 in Hangzhou of China. LUPA is the explorer and practicer
of Open source movement in China. it aim to advocate software independent innovation,set up a bridge between schools and enterprises.