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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	2016-01-07 01:42 +0100
Organization	albasani.net
Message-ID	<20160107014210.07c56212@maxa-pc> (permalink)
References	(2 earlier) <ghdnmgie983.afj@rooftop.invalid> <20160106072515.6df83e19@maxa-pc> <tugidlei0.3af@rooftop.invalid> <20160106085033.22476777@maxa-pc> <tyiee9w.390a@rooftop.invalid>

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On Thu, 7 Jan 2016 00:16:00 +0000 (UTC)
owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> wrote:

> Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> wrote:
> > 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?
> >   
> 
> What's the difference?  Linux is Linux.  Red Hat has just set up a
> business model catering to corporate users, providing a point of
> contact for "official support."  You too can join that club for a
> price.  In fact, there are even two levels of "self-support" -- one
> at $49 and one at $179.  Sounds like a killer deal to me.  I can't
> fathom why RHEL doesn't show up on this bogus survey.
>  

Because it is based on distrowatch rankings. RHEL takes 43. place.
There is `other` option which allows to choose any other distro and
specify name.
Second round will include top 20 distros from first round, giving RHEL
chance to show up if enough users vote...

Thread

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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