The Open Source Census goes way beyond the traditional, too rarely used Linux Counter. It claims to be "the first collaborative, global project to count the number of installations for each open source software package." A lofty (and possibly unobtainable) goal, perhaps, but in this video, shot at LinuxWorld 2008, OpenLogic's Kim Wein explains why OpenLogic, along with more than a dozen other companies and groups, is sponsoring the Open Source Census.
Ogg Theora (right-click to download)
R. Scott Belford is founder and leader of HOSEF, the Hawaii Open Source Education Foundation.
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Learn about the Open Source Census (video)
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