Will Linux Win the Next Presidential Election?

i_like_spam writes "Douglas Karr has posted an interesting breakdown, complete with bar charts, of the operating systems and server software used by the websites for 23 declared and undeclared presidential candidates. The breakdown shows that there is nearly an equal split between Linux and Windows servers among the whole candidate pool. More interesting, all of the Democratic candidates except for Hillary favor Linux or FreeBSD. 69% of the Republican candidates, in contrast, prefer Windows. Is this preference for OSS or Microsoft a true reflection of differing political philosophies? And, more importantly, will Linux win the next election?"

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Joe Biden (Democrat) - Linux, Zope by Interlix
Hillary Clinton (Democrat) - Windows Server 2003, Microsoft-IIS/6.0 by Paul Holcomb
Christopher Dodd (Democrat) - FreeBSD, Apache by pair Networks
John Edwards (Democrat) - Linux, Apache by Plus Three
Mike Gravel (Democrat) - Linux, Apache by Voxel Dot Net, Inc.
Dennis Kucinich (Democrat) - Linux, Apache by New Age Consulting
Barack Obama (Democrat) - FreeBSD, Apache by pair Networks
Bill Richardson (Democrat) - Linux, Zope by Interlix
Wesley Clark (Democrat) - Linux, Apache by Voxel Dot Net, Inc.
Al Gore (Democrat) - Linux, Apache by Rackspace
Sam Brownback (Republican) - Windows Server 2003, Microsoft-IIS/6.0 by RackForce Hosting, Inc.
Jim Gilmore (Republican) - Linux, Apache by 1&1 Internet, Inc.
Rudy Giuliani (Republican) - Linux, Apache by RackSpace
Mike Huckabee (Republican) - Windows Server 2003, Microsoft-IIS/6.0 by LNH Inc.
Duncun Hunter (Republican) - Windows Server 2003, Microsoft-IIS/6.0 by Individual
John McCain (Republican) - Windows Server 2003, Microsoft-IIS/6.0 by Smartech Corporation
Ron Paul (Republican) - Linux, Apache by Rackspace
Mitt Romney (Republican) - Linux, Apache by Rackspace
Tom Tancredo (Republican) - Windows Server 2003, Microsoft-IIS/6.0 by Interland
Fred Thompson (Republican) - Windows Server 2003, Microsoft-IIS/6.0 by LNH Inc.
Tommy Thompson (Republican) - Windows Server 2003, Microsoft-IIS/6.0 by Time Warner Telecom, Inc.
Chuck Hagel (Republican) - Windows Server 2003, Microsoft-IIS/6.0 by Individual
Newt Gingrich (Republican) - Windows Server 2003, Microsoft-IIS/6.0 by Smartech Corporation

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Site Operating System and Server by Candidate

* Joe Biden (Democrat) - Linux, Zope by Interlix
* Hillary Clinton (Democrat) - Windows Server 2003, Microsoft-IIS/6.0 by Paul Holcomb
* Christopher Dodd (Democrat) - FreeBSD, Apache by pair Networks
* John Edwards (Democrat) - Linux, Apache by Plus Three
* Mike Gravel (Democrat) - Linux, Apache by Voxel Dot Net, Inc.
* Dennis Kucinich (Democrat) - Linux, Apache by New Age Consulting
* Barack Obama (Democrat) - FreeBSD, Apache by pair Networks
* Bill Richardson (Democrat) - Linux, Zope by Interlix
* Wesley Clark (Democrat) - Linux, Apache by Voxel Dot Net, Inc.
* Al Gore (Democrat) - Linux, Apache by Rackspace
* Sam Brownback (Republican) - Windows Server 2003, Microsoft-IIS/6.0 by RackForce Hosting, Inc.
* Jim Gilmore (Republican) - Linux, Apache by 1&1 Internet, Inc.
* Rudy Giuliani (Republican) - Linux, Apache by RackSpace
* Mike Huckabee (Republican) - Windows Server 2003, Microsoft-IIS/6.0 by LNH Inc.
* Duncun Hunter (Republican) - Windows Server 2003, Microsoft-IIS/6.0 by Individual
* John McCain (Republican) - Windows Server 2003, Microsoft-IIS/6.0 by Smartech Corporation
* Ron Paul (Republican) - Linux, Apache by Rackspace
* Mitt Romney (Republican) - Linux, Apache by Rackspace
* Tom Tancredo (Republican) - Windows Server 2003, Microsoft-IIS/6.0 by Interland
* Fred Thompson (Republican) - Windows Server 2003, Microsoft-IIS/6.0 by LNH Inc.
* Tommy Thompson (Republican) - Windows Server 2003, Microsoft-IIS/6.0 by Time Warner Telecom, Inc.
* Chuck Hagel (Republican) - Windows Server 2003, Microsoft-IIS/6.0 by Individual
* Newt Gingrich (Republican) - Windows Server 2003, Microsoft-IIS/6.0 by Smartech Corporation