Fedora's metrics have ripple effect
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| Fedora announced this month that by using a tracking tool to monitor unique
| IP addresses, it was able to determine that Fedora Core 6 now has more than
| one million users.
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http://distrocenter.linux.com/article.pl?sid=07/01/15/2137215&tid=107&tid=12
Shafetech Raises Projections After Vista Launch
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| Shafetech, a leading manufacturer of Linux-powered computer systems,
| has raised its 2007 sales projections. The initial sales projections
| have been raised 18% for desktops and 14% for laptops. The increase
| in units or dollars was not provided.
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http://shafetech.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=24
Related:
Canonical have counted at laeast 8 million installations...
Linux: Ubuntu Founder On Microsoft "Challenge"
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| Canonical CEO Mark Shuttleworth talks why it may finally be time for
| Linux to out-innovate Apple and Microsoft on the desktop.
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http://www.redherring.com/Article.aspx?a=20495&hed=Linux%3A+Ubuntu+Founder+On+Microsoft+%E2%80%9CChallenge%E2%80%9D+
Fedora Core 6 reaches the 1 million mark in just 74 days
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| That works out to approximately nine downloads per minute for
| more than 10 weeks straight.
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http://distrocenter.linux.com/article.pl?sid=07/01/08/1937206&tid=107
300,000 installs of Fedora Core 6
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| Today is the 24th day -- about 3.5 weeks -- since FC6 was released.
| Since release, we've been tracking the number of unique IP addresses
| that check in via yum for updates.
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http://www.linuxlookup.com/2006/nov/16/300_000_installs_of_fedora_core_6
That pretty much equates to the number of 'Microsoft Linux' (SLED 10) in
India alone.
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| This is early days in terms of defining market share for the Indian
| market. It is still evolving. We believe we have set the bar very high
| with the launch of version 10. In just the last 20 days, 360,000 people
| have downloaded our new version i.e. one person downloading this
| software every six seconds.
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http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/ew/2006/09/25/stories/2006092500260400.htm
Mark Shuttleworth: Linux is the Future (Interview)
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| Microsoft is trying to control Linux with various license restrictions.
| I don't think there won?t be a positive outcome from this and once
| day the Microsoft-Novell union will collapse. Every day interest to
| Linux is growing, that is very good. And as I said, all facts and
| events are showing that Linux is the operating system of the Future.
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http://www.youtux.org/content/view/186/2/
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