Binary incompatibility of Linux distributions

[Karl Auer]

On Thu, 2009-05-14 at 11:01 -0300, Derek Broughton wrote:
> Karl Auer wrote: 
> > If ten people use "an operating system", and two of them use a
> > particular operating system, then that particular operating system has
> > 20 percent of the market. Any other definition of "market" is too narrow
> > to be useful.
> 
> But your definition of market is too _broad_ to be useful.  "Market share" 
> is used specifically because it is measurable.  You can never measure Linux 
> use - you probably can't even tell me how many devices you own use Linux 
> (and if you can, you know that you're one of a very small minority).

Measurement does not have to be physical. It can be statistical, and in
fact usually is.

I stand by my statement.

Regards, K.

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