Hi Josh, A point about the Linux market. Keep in mind there is a difference here between PC users and server users. Most Linux users are corporations running some sort of Enterprise Linux like Red Hat or Cent OS on their web, mail, and other office servers which wouldn't be something a game developer would be interested in since if companies are running it on their servers they aren't likely to be a customer for games and other multimedia applications.
The sort of users you are talking about are home PC users who use Ubuntu which is designed to be an equivalent to Windows. It comes pre-bundled with applications the average home user would want such as Totem for movie and music playback, Empathy for internet chat, Firefox for web browsing, Libre Office for home office use, and things of that nature. The new Unity desktop is designed to resemble Mac OS in appearance which is another attempt to grab the home PC market. for those reasons that is why Ubuntu is one of the leaders in the Linux software market at least as far as mainstream/general use goes. Its the closest distribution to Windows as far as the public is concerned. The point here is when you say most users you need to clarify which market PC or server. Both markets exists and it makes a big difference to a developer which one he or she chooses to target. I don't think the average home user would care if a developer created a new server replacement for Sendmail, but a company might. Likewise a company probably wouldn't care about a Linux version of Swamp, but Linux home users would. So keep that in mind when quoting rankings and user statistics. Cheers! On 10/26/14, Josh k <[email protected]> wrote: > also if you developed for ubuntu you would get most of the linux market > because most people use ubuntu according to distrowatch.com page hit > rankings website. > --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [email protected].
