Date: Sat, 12 Jun 2010 13:12:55 -0700 From: Chip Camden <sterling@camdensoftware.com> To: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: freebsd - for the win Message-ID: <20100612201255.GD97434@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> In-Reply-To: <AANLkTimVznpvn-4zNSpD38dvTWHsZRCxeqMVT2oc4FCs@mail.gmail.com> References: <86eigdx6vl.fsf@red.stonehenge.com> <4C13320C.5090700@infracaninophile.co.uk> <20100612153813.GA53180@guilt.hydra> <4C13C737.6050400@infracaninophile.co.uk> <AANLkTimVznpvn-4zNSpD38dvTWHsZRCxeqMVT2oc4FCs@mail.gmail.com>
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On Jun 12 2010 13:53, Tim Judd wrote: > > These market statistics are pointless. The numbers are based on > people reporting their OS and usage. A system like Microsoft or Apple > can use a unique host id when checking for system updates which can > tabulate this data. Linux is possible to do same, I don't voluntarily > run linux so I don't know it as much as I do BSD. However, on BSD, we > have to purposely select, download, configure and use a product to > track, I know there are large corporations that use BSD (in one shape > or form) for their OS, it's just not reported. > > > I check the market share/statistics every now and then to see what the > trend is, but I consider them very one-sided and personally very > useless to show the actual usage. > > My 2 cents. Call me fatalistic, but I think there is a direct relationship between FreeBSD's high quality and it's lack of popularity. If it catered to the common herd, its compromises would be many. -- Sterling (Chip) Camden http://camdensoftware.com | http://chipstips.com | http://chipsquips.com
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