[clue-talk] Linux Counter

[David L. Willson]

On Mon, 7 Jul 2008 11:04:44 -0600, Greg Knaddison - GVS wrote
> 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


It looks like IT entropy or something.  IIS and Microsoft and Windows all show similar
declines.  One of my new favorite projects is growing seriously, though: Zimbra.  Anyone
here tried it?  It's friggin' gorgeous...