While I see more *nix folks, I also see more computer savvy folks in general, so I'm not sure the proportions have necessarily changed.
I also can count the number of "normal" (non-IT) home users using linux on 1 hand, still. I don't see evidence of *nix making serious inroads into the average consumer market. On Jan 29, 2008 5:52 AM, Tremaine Lea <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I think you'd have to admit that strength is diminishing. I run into a > heck of a lot more people running linux (usually Ubuntu) these days than > I did even 5 years ago. While Windows has been pre-eminent for a long > time, a growing segment of people are tired of the security maintenance > and pains that come with running it, and are willing to tolerate lapses > in some areas if it means they aren't constantly having to worry about > webpages and emails causing them to lose all their data and Reinstall > Yet Again (tm) I think there is a kind of battle weariness on the part > of the average pc user when it comes to Windows, and getting them to try > something new to provide a break from it is remarkably easy. > > > -- > Tremaine Lea > Network Security Consultant > Intrepid ACL > "Paranoia for hire" > > _______________________________________________ > Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. > Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html > Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/ >
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