I just check the stats on DistroWatch: http://distrowatch.com/stats.php?section=popularity http://distrowatch.com/stats.php?section=popularity It's based on pa

I just check the stats on DistroWatch: http://distrowatch.com/stats.php?section=popularity http://distrowatch.com/stats.php?section=popularity It's based on pageviews as I recall, but that's a decent metric for getting a feel for a distro's "buzz". The data suggest that Mint started to surpass Ubuntu nearly 6 months ago-- not 2 like this article's author implied.