From owner-freebsd-chat Mon Apr 13 23:40:43 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id XAA08205 for freebsd-chat-outgoing; Mon, 13 Apr 1998 23:40:43 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from mooseriver.com (dynamic13.pm07.sf3d.best.com [209.24.235.141]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id GAA08200 for ; Tue, 14 Apr 1998 06:40:36 GMT (envelope-from jgrosch@mooseriver.com) Received: (from jgrosch@localhost) by mooseriver.com (8.8.8/8.8.5) id XAA20439; Mon, 13 Apr 1998 23:40:27 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <19980413234027.16223@mooseriver.com> Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1998 23:40:27 -0700 From: Josef Grosch To: dg@root.com Cc: chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Open Source Products Reply-To: jgrosch@superior.mooseriver.com References: <19980414015920.30944@snark.thyrsus.com> <199804140618.XAA15623@implode.root.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.79 In-Reply-To: <199804140618.XAA15623@implode.root.com>; from David Greenman on Mon, Apr 13, 1998 at 11:18:55PM -0700 Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Mon, Apr 13, 1998 at 11:18:55PM -0700, David Greenman wrote: > >That said, you've done the best job of anyone here of raising doubt > >about my pessimistic BSD-will-die scenario in my mind. That figure of > >25,000 registered users is very encouraging. > > If we use the same yardsticks that Linux does to estimate installed base, > then FreeBSD would be on about 500,000 machines. No joke. David, I am confused. Could you explain what yardstick Linux uses? Josef -- Josef Grosch | Another day closer to a | FreeBSD 2.2.5 jgrosch@MooseRiver.com | Micro$oft free world | UNIX for the masses To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message