We see popularity polls for things like browsers and operating systems every once in a while. It's rarer, but iirc we've also polled for computer architecture. This is great and all, but Slashdot's site admins have access to the ground truth for its readership and I'd love to see how that compares to what the polls say.
For example, I think there are a lot of idealists out there. In an OS poll, I expect GNU/Linux/BSD to be over-represented and the reality to contain a lot more Windows. For browsers, I predi
Slashdot logs hold the truth. Editors please share (Score:5, Insightful)
We see popularity polls for things like browsers and operating systems every once in a while. It's rarer, but iirc we've also polled for computer architecture. This is great and all, but Slashdot's site admins have access to the ground truth for its readership and I'd love to see how that compares to what the polls say.
For example, I think there are a lot of idealists out there. In an OS poll, I expect GNU/Linux/BSD to be over-represented and the reality to contain a lot more Windows. For browsers, I predi
Re: Slashdot logs hold the truth. Editors please s (Score:2)
Nope. Linux really is that much in use nowadays.
But thanks for STILL assisting the MS PR department in holding us back!
Re: Slashdot logs hold the truth. Editors please s (Score:1)
Nope. The MS PR department doesn't care enough about us to 'hold us back.'
But thanks for STILL keeping that flame ablaze, at least in your own heart.