How many FOSS developers & users Worldwide?

[Vincent]

On 12/05/07, Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller <hns at computer.org> wrote:
>
> One more idea:
>
> a) count the number of registered users at Sourceforge, Freshmeat,
> GNA and some other similar facilities. Could give a rough indication
> for FOSS developers.


I'm registered at both SF.net and Gna, and I assume I'm not the only one ;)

b) count the number of registered users at Linuxquestions could give
> an indication for the number of user.
>
> But as said before: it needs a clear definition. Am I counted as a
> FOSS user if I use a Motorola A760?
>
> Nikolaus Schaller
>
>
> Am 12.05.2007 um 13:12 schrieb Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller:
>
> >
> > Am 12.05.2007 um 13:11 schrieb Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller:
> >
> >> Well,
> >> you could try to compare the participation of some OSS developer
> >> related events (e.g. FOSDEM) to MS Developer Conference(s) or
> >> Apple WWDC. Then you need the total number of (software)
> >> developers worldwide and a simple multiplication would give the
> >> result...
> >>
> >> But this share is probably not quite reliable, since MS & Apple
> >> developers have to pay for but also can do so, so you count
> >> commercial developers who can afford travel expenses at a
> >> different level.
> >>
> >> A different approach could be the total market share of MS Windows
> >> vs. Linux which is repoeted regularly by Gartner, IDC and others.
> >> I think I remember approx. 80 to 20 for Desktops+Servers. And
> >> assume that for large projects the number of users is the same
> >> split of the cake as for developers. But if you want to include
> >> Embedded, the picture is quite different. Would you e.g. count
> >> Symbian as FOSS?
> >>
> >> So, you need a clear definition in advance what you really want to
> >> count.
> >>
> >> And finally, FSF might have figures to share.
> >>
> >> Nikolaus Schaller
> >>
> >> Am 12.05.2007 um 11:07 schrieb sean at openmoko.org:
> >>
> >>> Dear Community!
> >>>
> >>> Hopefully you guys can help me. I'm trying to find the number of
> >>> FOSS developers
> >>> and users worldwide for some marketing related presentations but
> >>> just can't seem
> >>> to find any solid numbers. It would also be very interesting to
> >>> see how this
> >>> number compares to the number of developers worldwide.
> >>>
> >>> Does anyone have any good links they could send me?
> >>>
> >>> Thanks!
> >>>
> >>> Sean
> >>>
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