Hard to track Linux stats 29 July, 2007 By Paul Weinberg Nobody has come out with a perfect way to count the amount of open source software in use, which makes it difficult to fully track the strength or weakness of Linux in the market. This creates problems for both the IT customer and the vendors themselves, stated Dan Kusnetzky, principal analyst at the Kusnetzky Group and a former IDC vice president of system software research. "If I were a supplier of software for Linux, I'd want ...

I saw some very impressive Novell presentations of their Open Source Desk Top package at the end of last year - Novell Linux plus Open Office plus Firefox. There seemed to be a lot of interest? I have not heard much in the news of late? Is there evidence of the Open Source Desk really catching on?