Friday, July 13th, 2007, 7:56 am
The Reason Why Attempts to Count Linux Users Remain Pointless
Filed under: The following article of mine made Slashdot.
A great deal of attention is paid to numbers, but rarely does one actually ask what these numbers mean. One problem that many people have been trying to tackle is gauging the extent of use of Free software, including Linux. Questionnaires are not a solution here and neither are statistics, which are usually derived from the wrong data. The following article looks at the various challenges at hand and concludes that the growth rate of Linux is likely to remain an enigma.
