On 12/05/07, Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
One more idea: a) count the number of registered users at Sourceforge, Freshmeat, GNA and some other similar facilities. Could give a rough indication for FOSS developers.
I'm registered at both SF.net and Gna, and I assume I'm not the only one ;) b) count the number of registered users at Linuxquestions could give
an indication for the number of user. But as said before: it needs a clear definition. Am I counted as a FOSS user if I use a Motorola A760? Nikolaus Schaller Am 12.05.2007 um 13:12 schrieb Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller: > > Am 12.05.2007 um 13:11 schrieb Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller: > >> Well, >> you could try to compare the participation of some OSS developer >> related events (e.g. FOSDEM) to MS Developer Conference(s) or >> Apple WWDC. Then you need the total number of (software) >> developers worldwide and a simple multiplication would give the >> result... >> >> But this share is probably not quite reliable, since MS & Apple >> developers have to pay for but also can do so, so you count >> commercial developers who can afford travel expenses at a >> different level. >> >> A different approach could be the total market share of MS Windows >> vs. Linux which is repoeted regularly by Gartner, IDC and others. >> I think I remember approx. 80 to 20 for Desktops+Servers. And >> assume that for large projects the number of users is the same >> split of the cake as for developers. But if you want to include >> Embedded, the picture is quite different. Would you e.g. count >> Symbian as FOSS? >> >> So, you need a clear definition in advance what you really want to >> count. >> >> And finally, FSF might have figures to share. >> >> Nikolaus Schaller >> >> Am 12.05.2007 um 11:07 schrieb [EMAIL PROTECTED]: >> >>> Dear Community! >>> >>> Hopefully you guys can help me. I'm trying to find the number of >>> FOSS developers >>> and users worldwide for some marketing related presentations but >>> just can't seem >>> to find any solid numbers. It would also be very interesting to >>> see how this >>> number compares to the number of developers worldwide. >>> >>> Does anyone have any good links they could send me? >>> >>> Thanks! >>> >>> Sean >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------- >>> This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> OpenMoko community mailing list >>> community@lists.openmoko.org >>> http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community >> > > > _______________________________________________ > OpenMoko community mailing list > community@lists.openmoko.org > http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community _______________________________________________ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
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