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Re: Vote for your distro ;)

From Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject Re: Vote for your distro ;)
Date 2016-01-06 08:50 +0100
Organization albasani.net
Message-ID <20160106085033.22476777@maxa-pc> (permalink)
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On Wed, 6 Jan 2016 07:42:46 +0000 (UTC)
owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> wrote:

> Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> wrote:
> > On Wed, 6 Jan 2016 02:54:20 +0000 (UTC)
> > owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> wrote:
> >   
> >> DFS <nospam@dfs.com> wrote:  
> >> > On 1/5/2016 5:37 PM, Melzzzzz wrote:    
> >> >> http://fossforce.com/2016/01/its-whats-your-distro-time/    
> >> > 
> >> > 
> >> > The results from last year prove, once again, that "choice!"
> >> > isn't nearly as important to Linux users as shitv and RonG and
> >> > others claim it is.
> >> > 
> >> > http://fossforce.com/2015/03/poll-results-ubuntu-mint-in-near-tie/
> >> > 
> >> > 
> >> > Distro  Votes
> >> > 
> >> > Ubuntu  473
> >> > Linux Mint      462
> >> > openSUSE        417
> >> > Arch    276
> >> > Debian  192
> >> > Fedora  190
> >> > 
> >> > Top 6 distros got 82% of the votes
> >> > 
> >> > Manjaro         67
> >> > CentOS  50
> >> > *PCLinuxOS      49
> >> > *Gentoo         36
> >> > 
> >> > Top 10 distros got 90% of the votes.
> >> > 
> >> > This is the 4th survey I've seen with very similar results.
> >> > 
> >> > 
> >> > 
> >> > 
> >> > Assuming 40 million desktop Linux users, these are the total user
> >> > counts by distro (based on the voting proportions):
> >> > 
> >> > 
> >> > Ubuntu  7,678,571
> >> > Linux Mint      7,500,000
> >> > openSUSE        6,769,481
> >> > Arch    4,480,519
> >> > Debian  3,116,883
> >> > Fedora  3,084,416
> >> > 
> >> > Manjaro 1,087,662
> >> > CentOS  811,688
> >> > *PCLinuxOS      795,455
> >> > *Gentoo 584,416
> >> > 
> >> > *Slackware      568,182
> >> > Mageia  503,247
> >> > *Kubuntu        487,013
> >> > elementary      470,779
> >> > Antergos        389,610
> >> > 
> >> > Xubuntu 357,143
> >> > Bodhi Linux     211,039
> >> > Lubuntu 194,805
> >> > 
> >> > Kali Linux      81,169
> >> > Linux Lite      81,169
> >> > Netrunner       81,169
> >> > CrunchBang      64,935
> >> > Korora  64,935
> >> > 
> >> > Chakra  48,701
> >> > LMDE    48,701
> >> > MX Linux        48,701
> >> > Puppy Linux     48,701
> >> > Solydx(k)       48,701
> >> > 
> >> > Deepin  32,468
> >> > Funtoo Linux    32,468
> >> > KaOS    32,468
> >> > LXLE    32,468
> >> > NixOS   32,468
> >> > OpenMandriva    32,468
> >> > Sabayon 32,468
> >> > 
> >> > Tiny Core Linux 32,468
> >> > Void Linux      32,468
> >> > 
> >> > Total 40,000,000
> >> >     
> >> 
> >> I guess nobody sprung for that Red Hat license.
> >>   
> > 
> > RHEL is for servers.  
> 
> https://www.redhat.com/apps/store/desktop/
> "Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Desktops or Workstation"
> 
> > CentOS, ditto...
> >   
> 
> survey:
> "CentOS  811,688"
> 

Who would run that on desktop?

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Vote for your distro ;) Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2016-01-05 23:37 +0100
  Re: Vote for your distro ;) John Gohde <john.h.gohde@gmail.com> - 2016-01-05 15:24 -0800
  Re: Vote for your distro ;) DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-01-05 20:55 -0500
    Re: Vote for your distro ;) owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2016-01-06 02:54 +0000
      Re: Vote for your distro ;) Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2016-01-06 07:25 +0100
        Re: Vote for your distro ;) owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2016-01-06 07:42 +0000
          Re: Vote for your distro ;) Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2016-01-06 08:50 +0100
            Re: Vote for your distro ;) Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2016-01-06 05:54 -0500
            Re: Vote for your distro ;) owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2016-01-07 00:16 +0000
              Re: Vote for your distro ;) Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2016-01-07 01:42 +0100
              Re: Vote for your distro ;) Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-01-06 20:20 -0500
                Re: Vote for your distro ;) owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2016-01-07 04:16 +0000
                Re: Vote for your distro ;) owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2016-01-07 15:26 +0000
                Re: Vote for your distro ;) GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2016-01-07 11:48 -0700
        Re: Vote for your distro ;) Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2016-01-06 05:43 -0500
          Re: Vote for your distro ;) chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2016-01-06 06:46 -0600
            Re: Vote for your distro ;) GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2016-01-06 13:17 -0700
          Re: Vote for your distro ;) DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-01-07 14:48 -0500
        Re: Vote for your distro ;) GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2016-01-06 13:15 -0700
      Re: Vote for your distro ;) GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2016-01-06 13:14 -0700
    Re: Vote for your distro ;) John Gohde <john.h.gohde@gmail.com> - 2016-01-05 19:08 -0800
      Re: Vote for your distro ;) Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2016-01-06 07:22 +0100
        Melzzzzz is a complete Loony posting Loony links and Crap to COLA John Gohde <john.h.gohde@gmail.com> - 2016-01-06 05:08 -0800
          Re: Melzzzzz is a complete Loony posting Loony links and Crap to COLA Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2016-01-06 14:11 +0100
            Re: Melzzzzz is a complete Loony posting Loony links and Crap to COLA John Gohde <john.h.gohde@gmail.com> - 2016-01-06 05:51 -0800
          Re: Melzzzzz is a complete Loony posting Loony links and Crap to COLA Takuya Saitoh <taka0038@gmail.com> - 2016-01-06 21:45 -0800
            Re: Melzzzzz is a complete Loony posting Loony links and Crap to COLA Marti van Lin <ml2mst@dontevenbother.invalid> - 2016-01-07 08:17 +0100
            Re: Melzzzzz is a complete Loony posting Loony links and Crap to COLA John Gohde <john.h.gohde@gmail.com> - 2016-01-07 03:07 -0800
        Re: Vote for your distro ;) Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-01-06 09:41 -0500
      Re: Vote for your distro ;) DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-01-07 13:44 -0500
        Re: Vote for your distro ;) John Gohde <john.h.gohde@gmail.com> - 2016-01-07 12:36 -0800
  Re: Vote for your distro ;) Vince Vandal <v2@Ce4OrysoXdNcOcOGIAkzQ3WfTYyEQV89dkhLjcQ6cCMIF3Zo5Q49YUyeRjXm.info> - 2016-01-06 04:03 +0000
    Re: Vote for your distro ;) Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2016-01-06 05:37 -0500
      Re: Vote for your distro ;) Marti van Lin <ml2mst@dontevenbother.invalid> - 2016-01-07 05:41 +0100
    Re: Vote for your distro ;) Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-01-06 09:39 -0500
    Re: Vote for your distro ;) DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-01-07 14:22 -0500
  Re: Vote for your distro ;) Sandman <mr@sandman.net> - 2016-01-06 08:44 +0000
    Don't Look now but your Debian Leader just offed himself. John Gohde <john.h.gohde@gmail.com> - 2016-01-06 05:52 -0800
      Re: Don't Look now but your Debian Leader just offed himself. Sandman <mr@sandman.net> - 2016-01-06 15:37 +0000
        Re: Don't Look now but your Debian Leader just offed himself. John Gohde <john.h.gohde@gmail.com> - 2016-01-06 07:46 -0800

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