On Thu, 2005-12-01 at 13:39 +1300, Denise Bates wrote:
On Wed, 30 Nov 2005 22:41, Craig Box wrote:
"OSDL shares desktop survey results": http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS5481370522.html
Please specifically refer to http://www.desktoplinux.com/files/article019/osdl-dtl-survey-12.jpg.
Well, you know what they say about statistics....
I'm sure that you could find a survey out here to make any point. The Distrowatch HPD stats, http://distrowatch.com/ show a somewhat different distribution of actual users (not just those enterprises _considering_ using).
Whether you consider that Linux will gain a significant level of adoption via "enterprises" or by home users would be debatable, I guess.
Now, now... Before *yet* another distro war starts heating let's just get a few things straight... Using Linux is like driving a car, a car usually has 4 wheels, plus a steering wheel, and a spare wheel and any car is driven in a similar manner (within reason), but for one reason or another, we're very passionate about the different brands and different models for one reason or another. That's fair enough, it's life. However, should you approach a driving instructor for driving lessons then it's entirely his/her (or employers) choice of what car you drive during the period of the driving lesson. They usually base their purchasing decision on something that is reasonably priced, reliable, easy to drive, and easy to learn to drive in. This is the same here... What you do at home is entirely your business and to me, Linux is Linux, however, Ubuntu is an easy distro to install and run, therefore, it is going to make the jobs of the people who are assisting new users on days like fix-it meetings and install fests a lot easier. Craig has faced a lot of criticism with regard to the fact that he may be "biased" towards Ubuntu which he is defending. I'm supporting Craig's views, his reasoning is very sound.