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Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2007 19:58:07 -0500
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Kelsey Bjarnason wrote:
> On Tue, 27 Feb 2007 20:10:41 +1000, lesbian Hitler wrote:
> 
>> On Mon, 26 Feb 2007 23:24:15 +0000, dave wrote:
>>
>>> "lesbian Hitler"  wrote in
>>> news:XtOdnXBn-Na3YH_YnZ2dnUVZ_sWdnZ2d@adnap.net.au: 
>>>
>>>> Someone somewhere must at least be able to estimate how many different
>>>> IPs log into the standard universe, multiverse, main and restricted
>>>> repositories. 
>>>>
>>>> Would it be in the tens of thousands? Hundreds of thousands? Is it
>>>> anywhere near a million yet?
>>>>
>>> who cares?
>>
>> Anybody interested in doing business with ubuntu linux users I guess.
> 
> Strikes me as a bit of a silly notion, focusing on a single distro like
> that when with a modicum of thought one should be able to market to Linux
> users in general.
> 
> 
Ubuntu statistics released O/A Jan 1, 2007, were that over 8 million 
were served.

If doing business with users of GNU/Linux, the best bet is to give any 
code over to the Kernel Foundation Technical Group for the development 
of driver(s).  Answer the call to give up the minimal ports/address 
data, and necessary info, to the driver teams, for FREE development of 
all needed interface drivers for all GNU/Linux distros!

     http://www.linux-watch.com/news/NS8802144045.html
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