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posted by martyb on Sunday September 27 2015, @06:35AM   Printer-friendly
from the kids-using-new-tools dept.

Blogger and Linux advocate Robert Pogson reports via one of his many charts that, according to StatCounter, the usage rate for Linux in Gibraltar has increased dramatically.

What is it about islands[sic] that allow them to plunge into FLOSS unlike most larger countries? Here's another. Gibraltar moved from almost nothing to ~16% GNU/Linux desktops this week. High school resumed last week. Further, FreeBSD is along for the ride.

FreeBSD (0.67%) and Chrome OS GNU/Linux (1.68%) peaked on September 21. GNU/Linux began to ramp up on September 20 and is still rising (16.41%). Even "Unknown" jumped to 0.67% on September 20 and reached 0.96% yesterday. It could be Gibraltar's schools have adopted FLOSS as affordable and robust. Nearby, Malta stood at 5.42% and Reunion stood at 6.71%.

Previous: Interesting Usage Statistics for Desktop Linux in Malta
Big Jump in Bahrain: Linux Now At 16 Percent


[Ed note: Gibraltar is not an island; it "is a British Overseas Territory located on the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula at the entrance of the Mediterranean" with a population of about 30,000 people.]

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  • (Score: 0, Troll) by Z-A,z-a,01234 on Sunday September 27 2015, @11:48AM

    by Z-A,z-a,01234 (5873) on Sunday September 27 2015, @11:48AM (#242199)

    16% from 30000 = 4800 people

    The rest of them are similar to the world average. (depending on how it's measured)

    This is a good example of propaganda.

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  • (Score: 2) by Gravis on Sunday September 27 2015, @02:12PM

    by Gravis (4596) on Sunday September 27 2015, @02:12PM (#242222)

    16% from 30000 = 4800 people

    ~5000 systems in a week is no small feat regardless of your location.