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Linux Ecosystem Is Worth $25 Billion
darthcamaro writes "How much is Linux worth today? That's a question the Linux Foundation is trying to answer in a new report expected to be released on Wednesday.
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This is therefore an example of Post hoc ergo propter hoc
This is an example of someone not understanding what a particular logical fallacy actually is, and throwing it against the wall hoping it will stick.
Seriously. These online lists of classic fallacies are useful resources, and I think they've done a lot of good by helping people learn to recognize arguments that fail in certain predictable ways, but I'm getting really tired of people just grabbing their favorite and applying it to whatever argument is at hand without pausing to make sure that it actually applies in any meaningful way.
The correlation between ignorance of statistics and using "correlation is not causation" as an argument is close to 1.
Mod parent up.
A occurred, then B occurred.
Therefore, A caused B.
I really don't see how that applies here.
I think the converse fallacy of accident is more applicable.
Every (business/good/OS) I've seen is worth something, so it must be true that Linux is worth something.
But, as was stated, Linux is not for sale.