CodingExperiments.com posted an interesting article by utilizing the Google Trends system to show the trends in the Linux ecosystem. While these trends don't mean "market share", they are interesting and pretty accurate in terms of what average users care about. According to it, "Ubuntu" might even overtake the word "linux" in Google's searches.
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Member since:2008-04-15
I have a tendancy to switch off when ubuntu reviews come up. they've been the same since 5.xx.
All Ubuntu reviews follow the following method.
-heap praise.
-shout about ease of install.
-say how easily it picks up hardware.
-complain that linux has so much work to do if it doesn't install drivers for your particle accellerator automatically.
-heap some more praise about just how easy it all is
-say that it might be ready for full time desktop use one day.
-conclude that this version is the best so far and that ubuntu is already the best distro around.
I think recent converts feel that linux is a battleground in itself. being so used to MS vs everyone they don't realise that as a comminuty nobody really cares why you think Ubuntu is better than Fedora. They just appreciate gaining another linux user.
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2006-03-21
If you think that people aren't being ripped to shreds over suggesting Ubuntu isn't the greatest thing since Linus originally released the Linux kernel, then you haven't paid attention. Talk about fanboyism... Ubuntu is hyped to death all over the internet, and if someone questions the claims of how it's great for beginners, or its security model (sudo), Ubuntu users will shout them down. It's almost as if it's a global warming debate...
I can't seem to go through a day without some review of Ubuntu somewhere talking it up like it's some religious cult, or something. There's nothing wrong with Ubuntu, and it has its strengths, but there are alternatives that are just as good, and suit others just as well. I use a smaller distro, PCLinuxOS, and I'll use it as long as it's released as my main desktop, even if only a handful of users even bother downloading it. I'm just not on someone's bandwagon. Other distros are just as viable an alternative.
Hey...it's all Linux, so it's all good!