On 27 August 2013 00:08, Ralf Mardorf <ralf.mard...@rocketmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, 2013-08-26 at 23:48 +0100, Pete Biggs wrote: > > > > > > Were do you get the information from, that not most users compile from > > > source? Is there a link to this information available? > > > > Sorry, I used my experience, I apologise that the statement isn't backed > > up by a research project. > > I guess most Linux is used by Android users, satellite tv receiver users > etc., so yes, most people using Linux even aren't aware that they're > using Linux and they unlikely compile anything, but regarding to Linux > distributions I'm uncertain. Less people download Gentoo, Arch etc., > than people download Ubuntu, Suse etc., but people who download Ubuntu > often don't use Linux, they just test it and even those who use Ubuntu, > Suse etc., tend to download a new release again and again, unlikely that > e.g. an Arch user will do this. People who have special needs regarding > to Linux userspace very often need to compile by their own, such as rt > patched kernels for pro-audio usage. Compiling is the old school *nix > way, has this really changed? It hasn't for most mailing lists I join. > That's by its nature a self-selecting list. I would side with Pete on this, i.e. I don't think self-compiling is at all common. However this is getting even more OT than the original topic of this thread. I suggest further discussion of this take place off-list. poc
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