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Ask Nicholas Petreley About Linux Usage Statistics

Posted by Roblimo on from the lies-damned-lies-and-statistics dept.

This Slashdot discusssion, about a story Nick wrote, is already going (and heated). I did a NewsForge interview with a SuSE rep who quotes an IDC study that says Linux desktop use will double by 2004. Sounds nice, but how reliable are all these statistics? Nick's been studying Linux use in depth lately, so let's ask him directly what all of these numbers mean, if anything, and how IDC, Evans Data, and other analysts get and massage them. We'll post Nick's answers to 10 of the highest-moderated questions as soon as he gets them back to us.

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  1. Re:First Post by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    stability, of course.


    N.P.

  2. Re:KDE wins by intermodal · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I agree with you personally, GNOME is was crap last time I tried it. Confusing and an all around pain in the ass. However, I will grant that that was in Red Hat 7.1. It may have improved since then. However, now that my distro would require me to download and compile it to try it, i don't care to try it since I am quite pleased with KDE (and i am on a modem). It just goes to show how first impressions count.

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  3. Re:KDE wins by intermodal · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ah. sounds like it has barely changed, in which case of course I back this man to the hilt in his opinion. I couldn't do a thing in GNOME. I know there are those who will cry out, 'RTFM!' but if i can use KDE and get my stuff done without trouble, I see no reason to RTFM for something else if I am happy where I am.

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  4. Re:Slightly offtopic by delorean · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    Yessss-- that would be interesting to know for several reasons-- interpret as you may:
    1. Are yours sucking as bad as mine
    2. Are you putting your money where your mouth is
    3. Are you promoting where your money is?
    4. ???
    5. profit
    6. har de har har

    Ok... seriously, though. I would like to know.

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  5. Re:Your Bias by The+Bungi · · Score: 1, Offtopic
    Mod me down boyz! C'mon, buuuurrrnnn those points and validate what I'm saying.

    And mod this down, too!

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