Linux hits 1.05% on March!

I own a popular website algebra.com.

I have a script to count the percentage of linux visits as a
percentage of all human visits.

It used to hover at about 0.7%, but in the last couple of months
changed to 1.05% or so. So it is growing a little bit.

i

In news:-96dnWqPqv-9IbzVnZ2dnUVZ_j-dnZ2d@giganews.com,
Ignoramus18547 <ignoramus18547@NOSPAM.18547.invalid> typed:

> I own a popular website alge[spam].com.
>
> I have a script to count the percentage of linux visits as a
> percentage of all human visits.
>
> It used to hover at about 0.7%, but in the last couple of months
> changed to 1.05% or so. So it is growing a little bit.

Only because you're spamming the Linux newsgroups with the URL.

On 2008-05-07, h.stroph <me@privacy.net> wrote:
> In news:-96dnWqPqv-9IbzVnZ2dnUVZ_j-dnZ2d@giganews.com,
> Ignoramus18547 <ignoramus18547@NOSPAM.18547.invalid> typed:
>
>> I own a popular website alge[spam].com.
>>
>> I have a script to count the percentage of linux visits as a
>> percentage of all human visits.
>>
>> It used to hover at about 0.7%, but in the last couple of months
>> changed to 1.05% or so. So it is growing a little bit.
>
> Only because you're spamming the Linux newsgroups with the URL.
>

I get more visitors on algebra.com in one day, than this newsgroup
gets in a year.

Therefore, posting the algebra.com URL on this newsgroup, would not
even register a blip on the traffic radar of algebra.com.

This is a proof that I am not spamming my URL algebra.com for the
purpose of getting traffic on algebra.com. It just would not make
sense!

Algebra.Com is not a computer related website and appeals to children
who need help with algebra. Thus, I think, the linux use percentage
comes from a population sample that is not biased on favor of any
particular OS.

i

On 2008-05-07, dennis@home <dennis@killspam.kicks-ass.net> wrote:
>
>
> "Ignoramus18547" <ignoramus18547@NOSPAM.18547.invalid> wrote in message
> news:AeSdnRPpqceemb_VnZ2dnUVZ_s_inZ2d@giganews.com ...
>
>
>> Algebra.Com is not a computer related website and appeals to children
>> who need help with algebra. Thus, I think, the linux use percentage
>> comes from a population sample that is not biased on favor of any
>> particular OS.
>
> Maybe its EEPCs, can you tell?
>

I tried, and could not find anything ni the logs that looked EEEpc
related.

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h.stroph wrote:
> In news:-96dnWqPqv-9IbzVnZ2dnUVZ_j-dnZ2d@giganews.com,
> Ignoramus18547 <ignoramus18547@NOSPAM.18547.invalid> typed:
>
>> I own a popular website alge[spam].com.
>>
>> I have a script to count the percentage of linux visits as a
>> percentage of all human visits.
>>
>> It used to hover at about 0.7%, but in the last couple of months
>> changed to 1.05% or so. So it is growing a little bit.
>
> Only because you're spamming the Linux newsgroups with the URL.
>
I went to it and I am going to give it to my grandkids.

Now, On topic, the 1%+ even seems low to me since I have seen industry
figures showing closer to 10% overall against M$ hefty 80%.
Whether that is at work, home, geeks, kids, overseas, or whatever is the
statistic I didn't trip over. Maybe 10% have it installed and 10% of
their kids visit. Linux is picking up steam as Windows shows more crack
in their (aero?) glass.

Bill Baka

"Ignoramus18547" <ignoramus18547@NOSPAM.18547.invalid> wrote in message
news:AeSdnRPpqceemb_VnZ2dnUVZ_s_inZ2d@giganews.com ...


> Algebra.Com is not a computer related website and appeals to children
> who need help with algebra. Thus, I think, the linux use percentage
> comes from a population sample that is not biased on favor of any
> particular OS.

Maybe its EEPCs, can you tell?

On Wed, 07 May 2008 14:33:23 -0500, Ignoramus18547 wrote:


> I get more visitors on algebra.com in one day, than this newsgroup gets
> in a year.

Good name! any might offers on that?



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On 2008-05-07, Bill Baka <bbaka@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> Now, On topic, the 1%+ even seems low to me since I have seen industry
> figures showing closer to 10% overall against M$ hefty 80%.
> Whether that is at work, home, geeks, kids, overseas, or whatever is the
> statistic I didn't trip over. Maybe 10% have it installed and 10% of
> their kids visit.

Consider that the 10% stat includes the nerds like us, who are unlikely
to need help with high-school algebra. And if genetics plays a role,
many of our kids don't need it, either. So 1% is 1% of ''average''
users, not just geek sysadmins and programmers.

--keith


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Ignoramus18547 schreef:
> I own a popular website algebra.com.
>
> I have a script to count the percentage of linux visits as a
> percentage of all human visits.
>
> It used to hover at about 0.7%, but in the last couple of months
> changed to 1.05% or so. So it is growing a little bit.
>
> i
Little bit???

A guy running a site with the topic of algebra should know it's a 50%
increase.

There is probably no other OS that an claim 50% increase in the past
year, let alone in a few months!

Ignoramus18547 wrote:
> Algebra.Com is not a computer related website and appeals to children
> who need help with algebra. Thus, I think, the linux use percentage
> comes from a population sample that is not biased on favor of any
> particular OS.

I would think the population of "children who need help with algebra"
would not be representative of Linux users.

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