Re: One of the first articles where the US public learns about OSS

[Moshe Goldfarb.]

On Sun, 03 Aug 2008 19:25:12 -0500, Rick wrote:


>
> At any rate, flafarb continues to use the .6% number. It got that number,
> initially, from marketshare.hitslink.com.

It doesn't matter.
Call it 1 percent if it makes you feel better.

The BBC got 0.8 percent which is close enough.

The point is, desktop Linux is a piker.

Virtually nobody is using it and the numbers pretty much agree with that.

After 15+ years of being FREE and it still can't break the 1 percent mark?

That my friend is PATHETIC.


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[Rick]

On Sun, 03 Aug 2008 21:10:52 -0400, Moshe Goldfarb. wrote:

> On Sun, 03 Aug 2008 19:25:12 -0500, Rick wrote:
>
>
>
>> At any rate, flafarb continues to use the .6% number. It got that
>> number, initially, from marketshare.hitslink.com.
>
> It doesn't matter.

The use the more up to date numbers.

> Call it 1 percent if it makes you feel better.
>
> The BBC got 0.8 percent which is close enough.
>
> The point is, desktop Linux is a piker.

Your use of the term pike shows your bias.

>
> Virtually nobody is using it and the numbers pretty much agree with
> that.

Virtually. But it is being used, and in very important places.

>
> After 15+ years of being FREE and it still can't break the 1 percent
> mark?
>
> That my friend is PATHETIC.

And that shows your distinct brand of dishonesty. At least it's user base
is still increasing after 15 years, as opposed to all the other stems
that have been killed off along the way.


--
Rick