Re: Unix install base

[srs@corp.home.net (Steve Smith)]

Nik Simpson wrote:
> 
> >Hi all,
> >
> >I am looking for stats on how large is the Unix installed base
> (worldwide)
> >compared to other platforms like NT or Novell (or others).
> >
> >Thanks in advance,
> >Yves Lepage
> >
> 
> You'll have to define what you mean by install base before you can get any
> sort of useful statistics. For example does
> a UNIX or NT server supporting 200 clients count as 1 or 200?, does private
> hobbyist's machines running LINUX count? etc. etc.
> 
> --
> Nik Simpson (ndsimpso@ingr.com)

Also, are you just counting hosts or hosts + people using the systems,
and w/r/t servers are you interested in clients systems? I.e, please
state exactly what you need.

-Steve
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