Binary incompatibility of Linux distributions

[Derek Broughton]

Karl Auer wrote:

>> > Odd <iodine at runbox.no> wrote:
>> > only those distros which are for sale may
>> > truly claim 'market share'. [...] Linux has no market share at all,
>> > being free.
> 
> I think that is sophistry.
> 
> If ten people use "an operating system", and two of them use a
> particular operating system, then that particular operating system has
> 20 percent of the market. Any other definition of "market" is too narrow
> to be useful.

But your definition of market is too _broad_ to be useful.  "Market share" 
is used specifically because it is measurable.  You can never measure Linux 
use - you probably can't even tell me how many devices you own use Linux 
(and if you can, you know that you're one of a very small minority).
-- 
derek