Re: Re: Ubuntu in the news: "Cosmonaut takes on Windows’ global reach "

[Corey Burger]

On 1/24/06, David M <lists2006 at viewport.ukfsn.org> wrote:
> Corey Burger wrote in gmane.linux.ubuntu.sounder
>
> > As for the numbers, that would rank us along with Mandriva, which
> > claim 6 to 8 million users. I think we are actually lower than that,
> > but there is no good way to track this.
>
> ..counting unique [1] IP addresses hitting ntp.ubuntu.com during the
> boot-up network time synchronisation? >;->
>
> [1] OK, so that'll only give a ballpark figure, skewed by shared IPs,
> changing dynamic IPs, and computers not connected to the net or not
> rebooted semi-frequently, but perhaps better than nowt..
>
> Of course, there might be data protection issues in using that data..

Yes I am aware of these figures and they are lower than 6 million as
of when I last heard about them, at UBZ.

Corey