Where is Largest Linux Desktop Install?

jackb_guppy asks: "Talking with Managers about Linux Training for staff. One asked a simple question: 'Where is the largest installed base of Linux desktops?' My guess the question was asked prove that there is no market, and I am unable to find an answer. I am guessing the next question will be: 'Largest site using Linux to replace MS desktops?' Anyone have a suggestion?" Just for fun, if any of you have Linux Desktops deployed in your department, can you give us some numbers?

This'll hurt my karma :)

[Quasar1999]

4... out of 27 computers... pittiful... but we develop drivers for Windows... so I guess it's ok...

3 possibilities

[tech81]

Either 1) some university 2) IBM or 3) the collective OSDN offices. . .

On my 3m projector

[Anonymous Coward]

I have a big 3 by 4 meter projector, i display the desktop on my wall.

I think it must be the biggest desktop in use.

The largest installed base

[Anonymous Coward]

Are belong to MS.

As one of their former 'softies' who worked in the WinLuX division, I have signed quite a few NDAs preventing me from talking about it, but let's just say they've got a fairly large group devoted to "bringing Linux to the masses".

The WinsBD group isn't quite as big.

Re:Mexico?

[Lemmy Caution]

Speaking as someone who does IT projects throughout Latin America: the fact that it's taken over three years to get this project started in Mexico convinces me that it is true.

Re:City of Turku, Finland considers Linux

[Col. Panic]

Great - maybe they can even get on-site support from Linus when he visits on vacation :)

Re:On my 3m projector

[rjamestaylor]

Eyestrain? How about neck strain??

Re:Why so different

[SubtleNuance]

1) figuring out how to move the Windows95-style taskbar from the left side to the bottom, and 2) figuring out how to change the layout of said task bar. Things like that should not be that difficult.

Why just last night, when i was adding OpenNIC's [unrated.net] root server to my home sytems, I had to change the IP addresses of my client's DNS servers...

On my Windows PC, i had to find 'network settings' by clicking start, settings and then control panel. Where I had to then click the "Network" icon. I then had to choose TCP/IP from a list and choose 'properties'. Once there I had to click "DNS settings", then choose and click the 'remove' button for all the IPs there, then type in each new one followed by clicking the 'add button'. Phew, ill tell you it was a daunting task...

On my GNU/Linux laptop i edited the file at /etc/resolv.conf with a simle text editor and restarted the named process.

it sure was alot easier with GNU/Linux, I dont know how anyone figures out how to fix Windows when it isnt working...

Re:On my 3m projector

[naasking]

Eyestrain? With THAT kind of pr0n, what about... umm... OTHER strain... errr... never mind...

Who has the *largest* desktop?

[shoppa]

A related question: who has the largest single
Linux desktop? At work we have several consoles
with eight or nine 21" CRT's under XFree86 4.1.0.