Is MX More Popular Than We Think?

[asqwerth]

Following on from what Adrian says, I agree that more people volunteering to help in different areas, eg packaging, development, artwork and theming etc would be helpful.

[wdscharff]

A few years ago, I was the only one in German-speaking Linux forums (distribution-independent) recommending MX for beginners/Windows switchers. That has changed since then.
Still in the minority, but no longer invisible.

[AltTabDelete]

Am I correct in thinking that the number of MX Linux users could not be estimated from repository updates?

[j2mcgreg]

Am I correct in thinking that the number of MX Linux users could not be estimated from repository updates?

Yes, because many of us have multiple computers.

[uncle mark]

A few years ago, I was the only one in German-speaking Linux forums (distribution-independent) recommending MX for beginners/Windows switchers. That has changed since then.
Still in the minority, but no longer invisible.

I've wondered about the number of German (or German speaking) users we have, simply based on the large number of posts we have in the German thread. Could they all just be fans of Rose?

[Adrian]

I've wondered about the number of German (or German speaking) users we have, simply based on the large number of posts we have in the German thread. Could they all just be fans of Rose?

Why, are Germans fans of Dutch people?

[Eadwine Rose]

Where sports are concerned, definitely not!

I personally have yet to compete against a German in the para-sport I participate in, but you bet when playing against a German my brain goes GAME ON.


And it has nothing to do with the war, mind you. It has everything to do with 1974.

[Jakob77]

The Germans are coming. Please be ready for them.

This is from the Danish news about a small part of Germany:

A total of 60,000 employees in the administration, the police and teachers in schools will have to move away from the software of the tech giants and use open source programs.
As early as September this year, employees in the state administration are expected to have uninstalled Microsoft Office and replaced it with LibreOffice. The same will apply to the email systems. Later, other IT systems will be replaced, and even the state's telephone system will be converted to open source.

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In my opinion, if you run a distro, it is not so much a question about if you want more users or not. In respect for the OS Linux I consider it to be an obligation to wish for more users and to treat them well.
How many demands you want or don't want to supply is another matter but in order to calibrate the expectations it can be important to be honest about it already at the front door.

You might have to change the forum front page soon or all headlines will be in German. ;-)

[Eadwine Rose]

Heh. Sure.

[timkb4cq]

Am I correct in thinking that the number of MX Linux users could not be estimated from repository updates?

Apart from users having multiple computers (raises hand) and wildly different intervals at which different users check for updates, there are only four URLs out of the 104 on our list of mirrors that we could get those update numbers from - the rest are third-party mirrors - so we don't bother.