Re: indirect info on linux usage

Jean-David Beyer wrote:
The drop in such queries MAY indicate a decline in new linux users. I
remember searching for wallpaper when I started using it.

This would mirror the stabilization in user share indicated by other sources.

I doubt I am representative of the Linux community, but I _never_ did a
search for wallpapers. I just go to alt.binaries.pictures.supermodels on the
UseNet. Of course, some people would not want the stuff that is found there.
Most of it I would not want either. But even though I have been using a
windowing interface to Linux for about 10 years now, finding more wallpaper
is the least of my worries.

Same here. I won't swear to it, but offhand I can't recall ever searching for Linux-themed wallpaper.

So I doubt you can infer much from the number of hits your site gets by
those looking for wallpaper. I would guess that most Linux users have
something else to do.

Exactly. Besides, when I need/want new wallpaper I either create my own or use photographs I've taken of my pets or scenery.

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