Fedora vs RHEL

[David]

On 4/14/2013 11:24 AM, Tim wrote:
> Tim:
>>> Unless you can see access statistics from some very general purpose
>>> website (i.e. one that everyone might use, like Google), as opposed to
>>> the stats from specialist websites (web designers, Linux users), the
>>> results are going to be horribly skewed.
> 
> David:
>> Statistics such as these?
>>
>> "OS Platform Statistics and Trends"
>>
>>
>> <http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_os.asp>
> 
> No, because they're a specialist site, and it's their own logs.  Look at
> the disclaimer at the bottom of that page, quoted here:
> 
> "Statistics Can Be Misleading
> "You cannot - as a web developer - rely ONLY on statistics. Statistics
> can be misleading.
> 
> "Note: W3Schools is a website for people with an interest for web
> technologies. These people are more interested in using alternative
> browsers than the average user. The average user tends to use the
> browser that comes preinstalled with their computer, and do not seek out
> other browser alternatives.
> 
> "Tip: Global averages may not be relevant to your web site. Different
> sites attract different audiences. Some web sites attract professional
> developers using professional hardware, while other sites attract
> hobbyists using old computers.
> 
> "Anyway, our data, collected from W3Schools' log-files, over many years,
> clearly shows the long term trends."
> 


Hmmm... I see. Thanks for the info.
-- 

  David