Rob,
The major "upgrade" in the linux distros was when everything went from libc5
to glibc. I believe that you will find that almost ALL of the Linux server
shipments in 2000 were with glibc-based linux. The move from libc5 to glibc
was quite readical, moreso than the move from NT4 to NT5 (or Win2K as
marketting calls it). It was far more similar to the move from NT3 to NT4
which was far more intrusive than the 4->2000 move, similar to the
Win3.1->Win9x move of 1995/6, which in the linux world was similar in time
and scope to the move from a.out to ELF binaries.
Any questions? :)
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Warren Melnick
Director of Research and Development
Astata Corporation
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Subject: RE: OT: The Truth: Server Shipments in Y2K
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael R. Jinks [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
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> Subject: Re: OT: The Truth: Server Shipments in Y2K
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> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> > Also, since we're talking aggregates and versions, should
> we not be breaking
> > down the Linux numbers by distribution in the same way the
> windows stat was
> > broken out by version?
>
> I don't think so. There are cross-distro compatibility issues, sure,
> but in my experience they haven't mattered very much.
>
> If I did want to break out the stats into distros, I'm not
> sure how I'd
> do it; many of today's well-known distributions are Red Hat-derived;
> should they be "less separate" than Red Hat vs. Debian vs. Slackware?
> Does KRUD count as a distro?
Granted. But could you not make the same case for W2K? That it is
NT-derived? That's Microsoft's claim, anyway.
Just so you know, I'm not trying to give you a hard time. I am playing a
little devil's advocate to refine pro-Linux arguments such as yours so that
I can use them too :).
Regards,
Rob
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