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I think the selection committee downplayed the importance of Linux a bit: "Today the estimated number of users is 30 million...". According to ComScore, there'
by bazzargh 15y ago
I think the selection committee downplayed the importance of Linux a bit: "Today the estimated number of users is 30 million...".
According to ComScore, there's around 52 million Android users in the US alone. And then there's all the users of Linux-based websites...which is just about everyone who owns a computer.
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- sp332 15y agoI think it's been modified to just "millions", unless I'm looking in the wrong place?
- zerostar07 15y agoIf you include routers, ip cameras, entertainment devices etc that use linux, maybe the correct number is billions.
- bazzargh 15y agoIt's still there, right at the foot of the page: In recognition of the unprejudiced creation of a new open source operating system leading to the largely exploited Linux kernel. The free availability on the Web swiftly caused a chain-reaction leading to further development and fine-tuning worth the equivalent of 73,000 man-years. Today the estimated number of users is 30 million. The achievement of Linus Torvalds has had a great impact on software development and on cultural and ethical issues of networking and openness of the Web.
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