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More Than a Gigabuck: Estimating GNU/Linux's Size (2001)

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  1. dwheeler · · focus · HN ↗
    Author here! I was surprised to see this on hacker news, it's a blast from the past.

    Ask me anything!

    1. tosti · · focus · HN ↗
      Any buck guesstimate for present day GNU+Linux?
      1. dwheeler · · focus · HN ↗
        No specific number; getting one would require actual analysis.

        But I expect it would easily be in the trillions, and probably over 10 trillion.

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