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From: othman@oasys.pc.my (Othman Ahmad)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.misc
Subject: Re: Vote on the Best OS
Message-ID: <y1Naic2w165w@oasys.pc.my>
Date: Fri, 25 Feb 94 08:27:45 +800
References: <2kfe62$3aj@trane.uninett.no>
Organization: Telekom Malaysia, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
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hta@uninett.no (Harald T. Alvestrand) writes:
> I prefer counting to surveying.
> It is a nice, biased method that gives you a number that does not
> mean much.
Any number is better than nothing.
>
> Send your count (if you are a free *BSD user) to bsd-counter@uninett.no
> (At the moment, approx 509 people have done so; 5155 have registered with
At the moment we can conclude that Linux is more popular.
But it does not mean that Linux is a better OS. Just as Clinton may not
be the best US president among all the candidates, but he may be the most
popular.
> the Linux counter, linux-counter@uninett.no. This either shows a sharp
> difference in the number of users, or shows bias on the part of the
> count taker, or something else. I'm not sure what.)
Democracy is better than dictatorship. We may not be able to understand fully
why someone get more votes, it could be vote-rigging, but we have to accept
the results within reasons.
Do we have a better alternative than just argue endlessly, without any
number(not just "facts")?
We just had our state elections but I do not even vote.
But send myself to the *BSD counter, just to put Malaysia on the list.
SABAH is HEAVEN. Beautiful islands, mountains and jungles are next to 5 star
hotels. There are no natural and very few man-made disasters,
BUT for how long will it last?
Disclaimer: I only speak for myself