LJ Index

1. Number of digits of growth projected for Linux: 2
2. Percentage of UNIX users who have a desire to switch platforms: 4
3. Persentage of Windows users who have a desire to switch platforms: 10
4. Millions of developers in North America working on open source projects: 1.1
5. At least this many million developers in North America are working on 64-bit architecture: .5
6. Nearly this many million developers in North America are working on grid computing projects: .25
7. Nearly this many million developers in North America are working on on clustered computing: .5
8. Percentage of computing developers in North America who are working on cludstered computing: 17
9. Thousands of simultaneous voice calls voice calls per minute that can be handled the Linux-powered Emergency Response System: 10
10. Thousands of simultaneous inbound hotline calls that can be handled by the ERS: 30
11. Thousands of simultaneous faxes that can be handled by the ERS: 5
12. Thousands of simultaneous text messages that can be handled by the ERS: 5
13. Percentage rate of the Internet's growth over 12 months ending Jun 04: 26.1
14. Millions of new hostnames added during that period: 10.7
15. Millions of sites surveyed by Netcaft in June 2004: 51.635284
16. Millions of sites running Apache: 34.710235
17. Apache percentage of all sites: 67.22
18. Apache percentage increase over prior month: .17
19. Microsoft IIS percentage of all sites: 21.35
20. Microsoft IIS decline from prior month: -0.13

Sources: 1-3, Linuxworld, sourcing a Yankee Group report; 4-8, Evans Data Corporation; 9-12, Emergency Response Network; 13-20, Netcraft <www.netcraft.com>

Notes:

http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php/id;66370171;fp;2;fpid;1

http://www.evansdata.com/n2/pr/releases/DPS2004.shtml

http://linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=7735