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Re: Linux World Map

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Be honest -- how long did you stare at the map, trying to figure out where your country was, before you realized it was not based on real world geography?

I spent a good fifteen seconds, minimum. :)

Re: Linux World Map

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post #3

Be honest -- how long did you stare at the map, trying to figure out where your country was, before you realized it was not based on real world geography? I spent a good fifteen seconds, minimum. :)

I didn't, but then I'm familiar with the social network map the OP referenced so I kinda had a head start on knowing it wasn't real world based - http://xkcd.com/802/

Re: Linux World Map

#7
It would have been more interesting if the sizes had been based on some approximation of downloads/users/market share. The xkcd map, although a guess in some places, attempted to be grounded in something empirical.

Re: Linux World Map

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There is a place on the map called "Archland" in the top center, right below The Great Compile and next to Gentoo.

Of course, I find that odd, since you mostly don't have to compile if you're just an end user of Arch.

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