[opensuse-factory] Linux Mint developers claim 40% increase in user base due to Gnome 2
Linux Mint developers claim 40% increase in user base in just one month due to Gnome 2 they provide in Linux Mint. "We recorded a 40% increase in a single month and we’re now quickly catching up with Ubuntu for the number #1 spot within the Linux desktop market.", says the Linux Mint blog: http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=1851 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-factory+owner@opensuse.org
Le mardi 08 novembre 2011, à 16:20 +0400, Ilya Chernykh a écrit :
Linux Mint developers claim 40% increase in user base in just one month due to Gnome 2 they provide in Linux Mint.
"We recorded a 40% increase in a single month and we’re now quickly catching up with Ubuntu for the number #1 spot within the Linux desktop market.", says the Linux Mint blog:
And? :-) (FWIW, I would first question how the 40% increase is measured, and I would then point out that it's most likely due to Ubuntu switching to Unity than anything else -- people going to Mint are usually Ubuntu users) Vincent -- Les gens heureux ne sont pas pressés. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-factory+owner@opensuse.org
On Tuesday 08 November 2011 16:28:30 Vincent Untz wrote:
Linux Mint developers claim 40% increase in user base in just one month due to Gnome 2 they provide in Linux Mint.
"We recorded a 40% increase in a single month and we’re now quickly catching up with Ubuntu for the number #1 spot within the Linux desktop market.", says the Linux Mint blog:
And? :-)
(FWIW, I would first question how the 40% increase is measured, and I would then point out that it's most likely due to Ubuntu switching to Unity than anything else -- people going to Mint are usually Ubuntu users)
Yes, they say so: === In Linux Mint 11 we made the decision to keep Gnome 2.32. The traditional Gnome desktop, although it’s not actively developed by the Gnome development team anymore, is still by far the most popular desktop within the Linux community. As other distributions adopted new desktops such as Unity and Gnome 3, many users felt alienated and consequently migrated to Linux Mint. We recorded a 40% increase in a single month and we’re now quickly catching up with Ubuntu for the number #1 spot within the Linux desktop market. === As Ubuntu provides Gnome 3 as well they concluded the migration was mostly due their support for Gnome 2. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-factory+owner@opensuse.org
On Tue, 2011-11-08 at 16:39 +0400, Ilya Chernykh wrote:
On Tuesday 08 November 2011 16:28:30 Vincent Untz wrote:
Linux Mint developers claim 40% increase in user base in just one month due to Gnome 2 they provide in Linux Mint.
"We recorded a 40% increase in a single month and we’re now quickly catching up with Ubuntu for the number #1 spot within the Linux desktop market.", says the Linux Mint blog:
And? :-)
(FWIW, I would first question how the 40% increase is measured, and I would then point out that it's most likely due to Ubuntu switching to Unity than anything else -- people going to Mint are usually Ubuntu users)
Yes, they say so:
=== In Linux Mint 11 we made the decision to keep Gnome 2.32. The traditional Gnome desktop, although it’s not actively developed by the Gnome development team anymore, is still by far the most popular desktop within the Linux community. As other distributions adopted new desktops such as Unity and Gnome 3, many users felt alienated and consequently migrated to Linux Mint. We recorded a 40% increase in a single month and we’re now quickly catching up with Ubuntu for the number #1 spot within the Linux desktop market. ===
As Ubuntu provides Gnome 3 as well they concluded the migration was mostly due their support for Gnome 2.
All that really implies is that whatever gains they make by maintaining a GNOME 2.x environment, those gains are short-lived. Granted there are a lot of people who aren't crazy about GNOME 3 and would prefer to stay with GNOME 2, but the truth of the future is within the development itself. Without any real development on 2.32, the desktop becomes more obsolete s each day passes. And without enough people moving over to GNOME 3, we see less speedy development to imiprove the quality and user experience in GNOME 3. You post a lot of conjecture and its obvious you wish to see openSUSE continue to provide GNOME 2 environments. (Nothing wrong with having that wish.) But at this point, concjecture is no longer relevant and a "put up or shut up" situation is coming to light. Expecting people to shift their time from GNOME 3 to GNOME 2 is not realistic, and if you want to see GNOME 2 continue, just do it. If you can't do it and others aren't supportive of it, then its a lost cause to continue spamming the list with this wishlist. Different threads with the same intent just don't seem to be getting anywhere, does it? Bryen -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-factory+owner@opensuse.org
On 2011/11/08 06:52 (GMT-0600) Bryen M. Yunashko composed:
On Tue, 2011-11-08 at 16:39 +0400, Ilya Chernykh wrote:
As Ubuntu provides Gnome 3 as well they concluded the migration was mostly due their support for Gnome 2.
All that really implies is that whatever gains they make by maintaining a GNOME 2.x environment, those gains are short-lived. Granted there are a lot of people who aren't crazy about GNOME 3 and would prefer to stay with GNOME 2, but the truth of the future is within the development itself.
It also shows that KDE3 users aren't the only people seriously unpleased with massively overhauling the DTE they're familiar with and the devs responsible for those it. Change != improvement. -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-factory+owner@opensuse.org
On Tuesday 08 November 2011 16:28:30 Vincent Untz wrote:
would first question how the 40% increase is measured
I think one of the methods is measuring installations of packages. For example, they are now investigating the number of users who use Opera browser as a part of a program to capitalize their increased user base into commercial relations with search providers: http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=1847 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-factory+owner@opensuse.org
Hey, this thread is very off-topic here. I suggest you take it to opensuse-gnome@opensuse.org where you reach the GNOME team when you want to influence the development of GNOME on openSUSE or you simply take it to opensuse-offtopic@opensuse.org if you want to share some interesting link. This list is about discussions about the development of the next openSUSE version. Thanks for your consideration. Henne -- Henne Vogelsang, openSUSE http://www.hennevogel.de Everybody has a plan, until they get hit. - Mike Tyson -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-factory+owner@opensuse.org
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