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DesktopLinux: Readers’ Choices: 2004 Desktop Linux Survey Results In

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
May 5, 2005

“DesktopLinux.com had questions, and 3,841 DesktopLinux.com
readers chimed in with their answers. We’ve gathered the data on
distributions, window managers, email clients, web browsers, and
more in the 2004 Desktop Linux Market survey–and some of the
results are surprising!

“In a poll concluded back in January 2003, 10,313 readers
weighed in with their choices for Linux distributions. At that
time, Debian led the pack, with 24 percent of respondants saying
they used or planned to use the distribution, closely followed by
Mandrake, at 21 percent.,,”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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