In article <6456853.ad1qBRK1uD@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx says...
> __/ [ flyer ] on Friday 23 March 2007 03:13 \__
>
> > In article <iprbd4-3ck.ln1@xxxxxxxxxx>, spam@xxxxxxx says...
> >> Verily I say unto thee, that flyer spake thusly:
> >> > I tried a few searches, but even smaller partial sector results were a
> >> > bit overwhelming.
> >> >
> >> > The activity in testing and adopting Linux is astounding.
> >> >
> >> > Are there any sites which fairly accurately track this monster around
> >> > the globe, perhaps even by distro, all in one big list?
> >> >
> >> > Maybe a list of Roy's adoption posts.
>
> *gasp* I'm being adopted? What would momma say?
Heh heh. It's MUCH more than that. The Linux gods are planning a galactic
tour for you after proclaiming you a Linux Saint (take an extra
toothbrush and hooded robe).
>
> >> How's this for an overwhelming search?:
> >>
> >> (company | business | school | college | university |
> >> education | government | user | users) (move | moves | moved | migrate
> >> | migration | migrated | migrates | switch | switched | switches |
> >> transfer | transfers | transferred) "to Linux"
> >>
> >> Or replace "to Linux" with:
> >>
> >> to (Linux | Sun | Novell | "Red Hat" | "Open Source")
> >>
> >> You can also filter stuff out you don't want, with a minus sign, like
> >> this:
> >>
> >> Linux AND Adoption -(Novell | SuSE | Ubuntu)
> >>
> >> (The "AND" is actually superfluous with Google).
> >
> > Thanks? (I gotta do some work??)
> >
> > I'll go grab a couple acres of quantum hardware and get going on it.
> >
> > I'll post the results in the volume between here and Alpha.
>
> When a product gets sold, a company gains. In order to attract customer, it
> need to establish reputation. Companies like Red Hat and Novell are in this
> business for money, so when a contract is signed, a formal press release is
> issued. Whether the mainstream press (or blogs, or anything else) finds that
> press release interesting or not determines how (it at all) visible the
> event becomes. Many announcement 'die' as soon as they emerge. They last for
> no more than 24 hours (shelf life).
>
> Forget what you know.
>
Thanks for the Linux Pardigm Shift white paper.
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