On 24-Apr-99 Ben Rosenberg wrote:
> George,
> Nope, I would not think you are part of the problem..I was just
> thinking that a survey would be possible of people who are using..if
> not by /. then by c|net or some other large, heavy traffic
> site..*shrug* oh well.
>>
>> Let's see: MS stats go up because MS says they do.
>>
>> Linux stats are stagnant because the people who use Linux
>> are busy getting to work on a stable platform and forgot
>> to register. Or they're like me, registered once, even
>> though I have installed it on three friends computers,
>> and run it on six PC's at home. I guess I'm part of the
>> problem.
On the contrary, George _is_ part of the problem (relax, George, that's
not a criticism -- nor have I registered anywhere any of the 4 LInux
installations I currently use, nor have I made any attempt to de-register
any of the earlier ones I replaced with the current ones assuming I had
registered them somewhere which I hadn't ... and I'm a professional
statistician who ought to have a responsible attitude, I dare say ... ).
The plain fact is that estimating current numbers of active Linux
installations is a bit like estimating the number of mice in a haystack
without taking it apart under controlled conditions.
There may be some clever or subtle technique which could cause the hidden
usage to weight the numbers obtained from the visible usage (as in
estimating the numbers of fish in the sea), but I don't think it's been
found yet (though I and someone else are working on it; if we get
anywhere we'll be letting people know).
Ted.
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Date: 24-Apr-99 Time: 12:13:18
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