Wei Chen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Simon Jolle wrote: >> 2008/3/26, Wei Chen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >>> Hi, >> >> Hi Wei >> >>> The search volume for Debian has been continuously decreasing in the >>> recent years, as shown in the search trend statistics of one of the most >>> famous search engines. This indicates that Debian is losing its users, >>> e.g. about 50% in the last 3 years. >> >> Link to this statistics? >> > > Oh. Sorry. This page: http://www.google.com/trends?q=debian >
I would suggest popularity contest data for essential packages as the reference for Debian user number trend. Though people are not forced to install it, and apparently it cannot report the correct number of users who are using Debian, it'll at least show the trend somewhat more accurately. > HTH > > -- > Cheers, > > Wei Chen > http://www.acplex.com/people/wchen/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
