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____/ Chris Ahlstrom on Saturday 11 October 2008 12:54 : \____
> After takin' a swig o' grog, Homer belched out
> this bit o' wisdom:
>
>> Linux/FOSS project popularity week ending 11 Oct 08 (freshmeat.net)
>>
>> Rank | Name | Score % | Platform | Purpose
>> 4 | Apache | 72.44 | Multi | Web Server
>> 5 | gcc | 71.93 | Posix | Dev
>> 7 | PHP | 64.15 | Multi | Web/Dev
>> 9 | PostgreSQL | 54.91 | Multi | Database
>> 10 | MySQL | 54.15 | Multi | Database
>
> To be fair, it is obvious that Linux has a much higher population of
> technical users, even today. Would a consumer download /any/ of the
> above?
>
> The Windows crowd is still dominated by "blinking 12:00" users.
Even advanced Windows users require 'security' (snake oil) binaries. In fact,
GNU/Linux users get security as part of the product, whereas Windows users
just need to hunt for 'addons' that achieve this 'seemingly unimportant' trait
of the software.
- --
~~ Best of wishes
Roy S. Schestowitz | "Lions are like hippie tigers"
http://Schestowitz.com | RHAT Linux | PGP-Key: 0x74572E8E
13:05:01 up 5 days, 1:56, 1 user, load average: 0.79, 1.00, 0.97
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