Statistics

isra · 03-04-2007, 03:01 PM

Where i can find statistics of the use of GNU/LINUX in several countrys or corporations?
Where i can find statistics of the use of GNU/LINUX against Windows or Mac?
Where i can find statistics of the use of iptables in several countrys or corporations?

Simon Bridge · 03-04-2007, 03:49 PM

You can't. Such statistics are not collected in any reliable way.

There are a number of studies attempting to compare "market share" and so forth, and all have failed to have any useful meaning. Everything ends up handwavey, like the wikipedia entries.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compari...dows_and_Linux
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux

Just think: how would anyone go about finding this stuff out?

Some organisation track statistics for specific stuff - like serverwatch.
Also see:
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...d.php?t=446119
http://reallylinux.com/docs/linuxnewzealand.shtml

pixellany · 03-04-2007, 08:36 PM

Here is one source--I don't know if I believe any of it...

http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_stats.asp

XavierP · 03-05-2007, 03:13 AM

http://counter.li.org/ is as accurate as anything. Which is to say, not very.