Weekly Statistics for comp.os.linux.advocacy. 3/1/2008


Number of threads ................... 440
Number of articles .................. 2773
Average articles per thread ......... 6.30
Number of unanswered posts .......... 251



Top Threads

Ranking Articles Subject
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1 123 Moving three offices from Windoze to Linux
2 98 Re: Could you stop molesting children long enough to answer a question, Mark Kent?
3 83 After 2 month, still no clue
4 71 Why doesn't Apple make a version of iTunes for Linux?
5 68 Wireless networking and Linux - Forget about it!
6 64 Shock horror! BBC raves about Linux laptop!
7 56 CD/DVD puzzle
8 55 ODF TC editor suggests cooperation with OOXML
9 53 Contradiction
10 49 wintrolls running scared
11 46 Re: ODF and binary data--why do you ignore it, Roy?
12 44 MS better hurry
13 41 [News] Apple Goes Litigious Against Open Source and For DRM
14 40 NEWS - Linux really sucks. It's for people who want to build their own washing machine.
15 39 Re: "My dad is a pirate."
16 39 Library of Congress moves to Silverlight ..
17 38 Re: Let's see how empty...
18 38 Roy barred from OOXML review meeting
19 38 Re: Everex Cloudbook...Another Linux Laptop Gone Down the Tubes? A Pattern Is Developing......
20 36 NEWS - Linux World admits - "Red Hat and Firefox more buggy than Microsoft"
21 35 More Evidence Roy Schestowitz is a Paid SPAMMER.
22 35 Elonex readies low-cost Linux laptop ..
23 34 {News] IBM chooses embedded Windows OS for new point of sale systems, rejects Linux
24 33 Re: Lessons from the Death of HD-DVD: Another Lethal Wound for Microsoft's Dying Empire
25 30 [News] Linux-loaded ThinkPad Gets Decent Review from NotebookReview.com
26 28 [News] Microsoft's Scott Guthrie Lies About/Twists "Cross-platform" to Hijack Web
27 27 Re: amicus_fuddie defines honesty .. :)
28 26 Virtualization article: no mention of Linux
29 25 Re: Federal Judge OK's suit againt MS over Vista advertising
30 24 Ubuntu linux *NOT* compatible with laptops - Too many hardware issues.
31 24 [News] Steve Lake Says Microsoft is Terrified Because of FOSS, Web
32 22 [News] New Linux Kernel Release Candidate (2.6.25-rc3)
33 22 Hey Roy Schestowitz... I've done you a favor......
34 22 [News] EntirelyOpen-source Graphics Cards Coming Soon
35 20 "Intellectual property" is a silly euphemism
36 20 Someone gets the problem
37 18 When will Linux get propper Hibernation Support?
38 18 Wow...interesting stats on mobile internet usage
39 18 (Linux backer) IBM cuts employees pay as "retaliation" against it's workers
40 17 New supercomputer is a rack of PlayStations
41 17 [News] [Rival] Microsoft Spanked for Brainwashing Schoolchildren
42 17 Re: Questions about PCLOS
43 15 [News] TurboTax Suffers Microsoft Dilemma, Cheaper Software Beats It
44 15 Re: [News] Ubuntu 8.10 Codenamed "Intrepid Ibex"
45 14 6 years later - Linux systems still being infected by Rst-B virus
46 14 Microsoft to launch GNU compatible vapourware ..
47 14 [News] New GNU/Linux Users Express Satisfaction
48 14 There's a new kind of mainframe coming and it isn't from IBM (Cringely)
49 13 regarding thread: Elonex readies ..
50 13 Re: challenge to gary flatfish Day #1
51 13 Linux buddies being investigated for illegal cartel activities.
52 13 [News] Apple's Anti-Choice Could Get Federal Involvement
53 13 [News] Best Buy Now Selling GNU/Linux
54 13 NEWS - Tuxmachines reports that Linux still sucks.
55 13 Microsoft new fine. Boycott EU scum: kick their companies from US
56 12 [News] One Nation's Web Censorship Goes Titsup and Ruins Web for Everyone
57 12 Hotmail down on east coast ..
58 12 victim of malware ..
59 12 Microsoft open source a patent trap says Gartner (hooray!)
60 12 [News] [Rival] Microsoft's Shenanigans Tried to Get Tim Bray Fired With Smear Campaign
61 12 See Schestowitz... See Schestowitz Run....
62 12 [News] Big Media Comes Under Scrutiny, Hardball Games
63 12 Only Windows could make backup and restore such a nightmare
64 11 Re: Forbes: Gates Fundation [sic] Chief Executive Actually Quit
65 11 Re: Vista SP1 b0rks 3rd party apps
66 11 European Commission vs. Microsoft: Who is being unreasonable?
67 11 COLA regular involved in advocating pirated software!
68 11 [News] [Rival] Microsoft Lobbing Arm Blames Workers for PC Insecurity
69 11 Quirk cries, shits himself...
70 11 Another way around DRM
71 10 Is there a www.linuxidentity.com in English?
72 10 OT: Actual allowable users for Windows Server "5 CAL"
73 10 Re: Any reason why a Blu-ray movie should cost $10 more than a regular DVD?
74 10 EU fines Microsoft record $1.3 billion
75 10 [News] OEM Kickbacks Not Enough for Intel and Microsoft, Bribes Get More Scrutiny
76 10 Firefox at 28% usage ..
77 10 The FBI Cybercrime Division has Vista Wow Starts Now as their home page
78 9 Microsoft challenges Avistar patents ..
79 9 Someone is listening
80 9 Second Wubi install
81 9 [News] The Al Gillen Shill Spreads Stereotypes for Windows ME2 Defence
82 9 [News] [Rival] Microsoft Invades Java Conference After Endless Abuse
83 9 Acacia patent Internet TV ..
84 8 [News] [Rival] Arrogant Microsoft Thinks It Invented the PC
85 8 Schestowitz Meets Schrodinger
86 8 Linux. Another day and another local root exploit
87 8 [News] Many Companies Lobby to Kill Software Patents in the US
88 8 [News] Andrew "Tridge" Tridgell Wants the GPL to Go Stronger Against DRM
89 7 free - The Memory is still not returned back to OS
90 7 Microsoft Yahoo antitrust hearings predicted ..
91 7 Re: [Roy Schestowitz-like News]Sony illegaly bribes Toshiba to drop HD-DVD
92 7 iPhone? Finally we have the LiePhone.
93 7 Dammit, my wireless works too well
94 7 Re: Too many hands in the Linux pot oops? <smile>
95 6 Registry and Spyware Cleaner (Free Download)
96 6 Re: Why should a user care about Linux?
97 6 Want Dreamweaver on Linux? DW8 seems to work, but we need real Dreamweaver users to test it...
98 6 Meet The New Linux Open Source Video Card! Look out ATI and Nvidia!!
99 5 [News] Software/Business Method Patents a Bad Idea, Sun's Impact on MySQL Already Seen
100 5 Re: [News] [Rival] Another Set of New Windows Vista Screwups, Windows Vista Brought to Court (Class Action)
101 5 SPAMMER "Moshe Goldfarb" *IS* "flatfish"
102 5 [News] [Rival] Spyware-Vapourware from Microsoft Windows
103 5 Another user dumps Ubuntu linux (Boobie Barbie) and switches to Vista.
104 5 The Microsoft Spanner
105 5 [News] [Rival] Microsoft Fails to Evolve As it Approaches Debt
106 5 Ubuntu linux still has major sound and audio problems
107 5 [News] [Rival] Microsoft Slammed for OOXML Secrecy, Unleashing Shills (Zuck, ACT)
108 5 Re: Even top officials struggled to make vista work!!!
109 5 [News] [Rival] Bribe-thriving Charity Killers Come Under Public Fire (Intel & Microsoft)
110 5 [News] The EU Succeeds Where Bush Fails, More Microsoft Punishments to Come
111 5 [News] Microsoft OOXML: Fail
112 5 [News] [Rival] Microsoft Admits Windows Vista is Closer to Worthless?
113 5 can MS Vista boot ubuntu or other linux from an external hard drive via USB ?
114 4 Firefox and "dealtime.com"
115 4 [News] [Rival] More Trouble for Microsoft in Europe Foreseen
116 4 Sony moves to the 'open' Windows Media platform ..
117 4 [News] Macedonia and GNU/Linux: More Signs of Success
118 4 XBox HD-DVD




Top Posters

Ranking Articles Name
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1 366 Moshe Goldfarb
2 360 Roy Schestowitz
3 285 Hadron
4 133 Linonut
5 99 Peter Köhlmann
6 87 Snit
7 86 Tim Smith
8 80 Doug Mentohl
9 78 Troy Kirkland
10 78 The Ghost In The Machine
11 71 Rick
12 69 Tattoo Vampire
13 65 [H]omer
14 63 Mark Kent
15 50 Erik Funkenbusch
16 44 Jerry McBride
17 40 RonB
18 36 Matt
19 35 Jim Richardson
20 34 DFS
21 31 William Poaster
22 29 7
23 29 amicus_curious
24 28 High Plains Thumper
25 23 Vernon Wormer
26 22 JEDIDIAH
27 20 SomeBloke
28 20 Sinister Midget
29 19 ray
30 19 Robin T Cox
31 18 Tony Drudge
32 17 El Tux
33 15 chrisv
34 13 alt
35 12 Jesper Lund Stocholm
36 12 Ramon F Herrera
37 12 Richard Rasker
38 11 spike1@freenet.co.uk
39 9 nessuno@wigner.berkeley.edu
40 9 Handover Phist
41 8 mark.kent.is.owned@gmail.com
42 8 Tom Shelton
43 7 Linux the LineX
44 6 Ignoramus31093
45 6 NoStop
46 6 Clogwog
47 6 Abdul Bonnatari
48 5 raylopez99
49 5 RonB the fool
50 5 Kelsey Bjarnason
51 5 Kier
52 5 peterwn
53 5 Charlie Wilkes
54 4 BC
55 4 gokul v
56 4 Floyd L. Davidson
57 4 Martha Adams
58 4 A Gnu World Order
59 3 Bob Hauck
60 3 John Locke
61 3 karthikbalaguru
62 3 Gordon
63 3 rjack
64 3 ml2mst
65 3 sbb78247
66 3 bobbie
67 3 Terry Spackler
68 3 Alexander Terekhov
69 3 Gregory Shearman
70 3 Joerg Schilling
71 3 What?
72 2 priya4u
73 2 DanKegel
74 2 TomFred
75 2 donzeigler.era@gmail.com
76 2 ZnU
77 2 Paul Hovnanian P.E.
78 2 Steve de Mena
79 2 Banty



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Ranking Articles Newsreader
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1 707 KNode
2 416 40tude_Dialog
3 377 slrn
4 290 Gnus
5 191 Thunderbird
6 173 Microsoft Outlook Express
7 138 Pan
8 93 G2
9 91 MT-NewsWatcher
10 87 Microsoft-Entourage
11 70 Mozilla
12 30 Microsoft Windows Mail
13 14 Xnews
14 11 tin
15 6 Microsoft Outhouse Express
16 3 Forte Agent
17 2 Direct Read News
18 2 Unison
19 1 COLA Stats Engine
20 1 trn
21 1 ProNews
22 1 MacSOUP
23 1 Microhard Lookout Expresstrain
24 1 MicroPlanet-Gravity
25 1 Gemini
26 1 nn
27 1 Hogwasher