Re: Linux Counter: 128655 registered Linux users

I wrote:
Unfortunately, the "Linux Counter" _doesn't_ count the number of Linux
users.

Jay writes:
.... it only _approximates_ the numbers. And that is a *rough*
approximation.

Calling it even a *rough* approximation is a gross exaggeration. It simply
has no connection at all with the actual number of Linux users.
--
John Hasler
john@xxxxxxxxxx
Dancing Horse Hill
Elmwood, WI USA
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