Date: Mon, 18 May 1998 22:16:30 +0000 From: "Frank Pawlak" <fpawlak@execpc.com> To: kerri@vfi.com Cc: freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ISP Marketing Statistics Message-ID: <980518221630.ZM2291@darkstar.connect.com> In-Reply-To: Kerri Kraft <kerri@vfi.com> "ISP Marketing Statistics" (May 18, 11:12am) References: <356079F6.61831481@pop.vfi.com>
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Hello Kerri, I am involved in the FreeBSD advocacy group of volunteers. I am willing to work with you to get the information you require. We are in the process of determing the FreeBSD usage statistics that you are interested in. Present estimates put the FreeBSD installed base somewhere between 750,000 and 1,000,000,000 users. The user base is by and large made up of servers, supporting some of the most heavily trafficed ftp sites on the Internet. FreeBSD and Linux are both open source operating systems. While we are not necessarily direct competitors, there are some significant differences between us that make FreeBSD a better server platform. One major difference is that FreeBSD is developed and released under a closed development model, vs the open development and release model of Linux. There are also licensing issues that we feel make FreeBSD a friendlier environment from embeded system development. If I may ask, what is your interest in FreeBSD? This information will be useful in providing more detail to answer your questions in more depth. Please let me know how I can be of further service. Our web page at www.freebsd.org maybe of use to you. Sincerely, Frank Pawlak On May 18, 11:12am, Kerri Kraft wrote: > Subject: ISP Marketing Statistics > I am a Product Marketing Manager for Internet Commerce at VeriFone. I > am looking for market statistics. Specifically, of the ISPs in the US, > what is the number (or %) of FreeBSD installations and can that number > be broken down by local, regional, and national ISPs? > > Is Linux considered a competitor? How do you compare with them in the > ISP market place? > > Thank you, > Kerri > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message >-- End of excerpt from Kerri Kraft To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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