O/S Statistics and a SERIOUS Steak Dinner

[Calvin Waterbury]

Hi David,

[Note:  I changed the subject so I would not hijack the thread any further.]

You are correct about the only way I will *know* about an O/S (or 
anything) is to try it myself.  I appreciate your encouragement.  
Unfortunately, there may be some confusion.

I have already tried some distros of Linux and possess an iPad.  Right 
now I am very content with Win 7 64 (personal choice) for the present.  
Being able to use LiveCode on any O/S I chose was the strongest drawing 
card for me choosing LC as my development platform.

Perhaps some clarification will help...

This whole "statistics" thing is motivated by a *serious* steak dinner 
wager that was planned in 2004, courtesy of either myself or my friend.  
Back in '04 my friend and I entered into a wager about *where* which 
O/S's would be by 12/31/2015.  Now, the loser of this wager gets to 
treat the other to a *serious* steak dinner, i.e, the loser has to pay 
all costs, except the tip(s).  When I say *serious*, I mean the winner 
gets to choose the restaurant of his choice anywhere in the USA and the 
loser gets to foot the bill for both round trip airfares, car rentals, 
hotel, dinner, etc. It's all in fun, but I need to determine if my piggy 
bank is going to start needing some attention soon!  ;)

The end result is I am looking for the *real* statistics (or as close as 
I can I get).  What I really want to know is...

"How many servers/desktops/laptops/tablets/etc. are running how many 
O/S's today?"

Hope this straightens everything out.  Like I said, this is all just for 
fun... *serious* fun!  :)

Fair winds,
Calvin

> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> 	David C. <mailto:davidocoker at gmail.com>
> Saturday, January 29, 2011 5:55 PM
>
>
> On Sat, Jan 29, 2011 at 4:53 PM, Calvin  wrote:
>
>> As afar as Linux is concerned, you piqued mu interest as I have been
>> watching Linux with a keen eye for years.  When I went to check out how
>> Torvald's O/S was doing, I found this...
>>
>> http://gs.statcounter.com/#os-ww-monthly-200807-201101-bar
>>
>> Not very encouraging, is it.  Linux may not be a "wild coyote lurking on the
>> fringes," but at #5 of 5 and only 0.75%, Linux has it's work cut out for
>> itself.
>
> <snip>
>
>> I always like to get a comprehensive perspective.
>
> Hi there Calvin,
> With respect to all of the "other" operating systems and their various
> adherents, if you really want a comprehensive perspective as
> described, then you need to stop "watching with interest" and start
> TRYING it for yourself. If all of the waiting and watching is based on
> popularity of brand x, then you will never know the difference. ;-)
>
> Almost every modern Linux distro "out there" will have a Live CD for
> their offering, which means you can easily test it for yourself.
> Download the iso file, burn it to a blank CD (there's your only cost)
> and simply reboot with it in the tray.
>
>  From a user experience, if you regularly watch commercial movie DVD's
> on the computer --or if-- you absolutely must run proprietary
> Windows/Mac software, -or if- you are joined at the hip with iTunes
> due of your choice in mobile devices and/or past music purchases, you
> may not like Linux very much (or at least for very long). If those
> things do not apply, you have a very high chance of actually enjoying
> the Linux experience completely. Dealing with the DVD issue is pretty
> simple and inexpensive to correct... don't know what to say about the
> iTunes ball and chain.
>
> Linux is certainly not for everyone, but you'll never know for sure by
> sitting and watching from the sidelines.
>
> Best regards,
> David C.
>
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> 	Calvin Waterbury <mailto:cjw at eml.cc>
> Saturday, January 29, 2011 4:53 PM
>
>
> Hi Richmond,
>
> I tend to be more optimistic on people's responses.  :)
>
> As afar as Linux is concerned, you piqued mu interest as I have been 
> watching Linux with a keen eye for years.  When I went to check out 
> how Torvald's O/S was doing, I found this...
>
> http://gs.statcounter.com/#os-ww-monthly-200807-201101-bar
>
> Not very encouraging, is it.  Linux may not be a "wild coyote lurking 
> on the fringes," but at #5 of 5 and only 0.75%, Linux has it's work 
> cut out for itself.
>
> FMI - If you know of other sites that have different results, please 
> let me know.  I always like to get a comprehensive perspective.
>
> Fair winds,
> Calvin
>