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Attempts to Count Linux Users Remain Pointless

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the can-i-count-all-the-racks-seperately dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A great deal of attention is paid to numbers, but rarely does one actually ask what these numbers mean. One problem that many people have been trying to tackle is gauging the extent of use of Free software, including Linux. Questionnaires are not a solution here and neither are statistics, which are usually derived from the wrong data. The following article looks at the various challenges at hand and concludes that the growth rate of Linux is likely to remain an enigma."

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  1. Re:Back to one... by The+PS3+Will+Fail · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    Your counting is mistaken. The count is of people who use Linux. If we were saying that two years ago, the count was at 5 then you could chime in and say, "I stopped using Linux" and then the count could now be assumed to be 4. But 2 people have posted that they use Linux. The fact that you don't use Linux is meaningless.

    Use your head and think a little before you pipe in. Or did you just want to tell everyone how great you think Apple is? If that was the case, I apologize to myself for wasting my time on you.

  2. Re:Back to one... by The+PS3+Will+Fail · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    STFU.

    Your joke was stupid. It did not make any sense. You are not intelligent. You don't deserve to communicate with me. Your mother should have had an abortion. The noble thing for you to do now is to go walk into a bus.

  3. Re:Back to one... by The+PS3+Will+Fail · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    Holy shit - you stupid fuck - when I add you as a foe, my name will show up in your "freaks" list.

    Congratulations, you're the dumbest fuck on Slashdot.

    Stop fucking posting here! You're a moron!