Hi Everyone, I thought it would be interesting to post some statistics based on the member profiles on the web site: http://plug.org/profile
I looked at the "technical prefrences" section and counted the number of users that had selected each option. I think the results are telling. They show us what we are interested in as a group, and how diverse we really are. Primary Desktop OS: 5 - Apple (OSX) 4 - Microsoft 4 - Ubuntu 3 - Fedora Primary Server OS: 6 - Debian 5 - CentOS 4 - Fedora 3 - Ubuntu Favorite Editor: 18 - vim 2 - emacs 2 - gedit 1 - nano Prefered Window Manager: 8 - Gnome 5 - KDE 5 - Apple (OSX) 3 - Fluxbox Favorite Browser: 17 - Firefox 2 - Opera Also interesting is how advanced our group thinks it is. Here are the stats from "Tech Comfort Level." 8 - Advanced 6 - Highly Experienced 5 - Experienced 3 - Intermediate 1 - New User 1 - Book Author Most members with profiles consider themselves at least "Advanced." That is interesting if you compare it with the technical preferences section. One metric that surprised me was the dominance of vim. We have more members using vim than firefox! I would have thought with the traditional vim vs. emacs debate that the numbers would have been closer to equal, but vim dominates the segment. What do you all think? You can see who prefers what by clicking on an item in a member's profile. For example, to see all the vim users use this url: http://plug.org/profile/profile_feditor/vim -Ryan /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
