| DesktopLinux.com 2002 Distribution Poll results |
Jan. 24, 2003
As part of its efforts to support the growing Desktop Linux revolution, DesktopLinux.com is pleased to announce our 2002 survey results in our online Desktop Linux distribution 'quick poll'. The survey asks readers to provide information about which distribution(s) they use (or plan to use) for desktop purposes. The results, after 12 months of polling, are indicated in the following graph . . .
Desktop Linux Distribution Preferences
2002 Results
The above data is based on 10,313 responses. Votes could be be cast for multiple distributions. See details here.
2002 was quite a year for Desktop Linux. Debian took top honors in our survey as it gained great visibility with commercial versions from Xandros, Lindows.com, and Lycoris reaching the market. SuSE 's just-released Linux Office Desktop is set to land in small and medium businesses shortly. Red Hat and Mandrake are readying new enhanced versions in the next few months. Meanwhile, newcomers Yoper and ArkLinux are poised to make some noise. Stay tuned to DesktopLinux.com as we keep you up to date on the latest news and views about Desktop Linux.
DesktopLinux.com provides a community resource and rallying point for the growing migration of millions of computer users from Windows to Linux as a desktop operating system. Whether you are simply curious and want try Linux just to know what it is about, or want to run Linux on one or all of your PCs, or really want to break free of the Microsoft monopoly, this site is meant to provide the news, background, guidance, and information you will need to ease the task of getting Linux running on your system.
See our new 2003 Distribution poll here.
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