[clue-talk] Linux Counter

[Greg Knaddison - GVS]

On Mon, Jul 7, 2008 at 10:39 AM, David L. Willson <DLWillson at thegeek.nu> wrote:
> Anyway, I thought of one at least somewhat reliable counter we could look at, if we
> could look at it:  the overall number of hits at DistroWatch.  Is there any way to see
> that plotted over time?
>
> Anyone else have an idea of how to figure out whether our community is growing or
> shrinking or neither or both by turns?

This ought to scare you:
http://www.google.com/trends?q=linux&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0

But, this should help:
http://www.google.com/trends?q=linux%2C+ubuntu&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0

As should this:
http://www.google.com/trends?q=microsoft%2C+linux%2C+ubuntu&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0
And this:
http://www.google.com/trends?q=linux+OR+ubuntu&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0

My quick analysis: linux is fading, but specific distros are growing
in popularity and the net effect is continued growth of Linux/FOSS in
general.

About distrowatch.com -
http://trends.google.com/websites?q=distrowatch.com&geo=all&date=all

Seems that it is fading a bit as well.

Regards,
Greg





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