Last Summer while in hollidays in Algarve, I noticed at the supermarket cashier after a reboot that they were using Red Hat Linux.
Well, this is a major Supermarket chain here at Portugal.
So today i had the idea to make some calculations and figure out how much computers with RHL installed just for cashier POS.
Well, consulting their website, at www.continente.pt I found:
40 - Continente Hipermarket - At about 50 cashiers each= 2000 RHL
120 - Modelo Supermarket - At about 10 cashiers each = 1200 RHL
Each one of this shops have other cashier for other brands, Worten (home appliances) Modalfa (clothes), and each one a few more cashiers... Just sum, and sum...
With simple math at Portugal we just found 3500 Linux computers with important position, not just some desktops....
So those people who say that Linux is just about 1% of desktop, how about make some calculations and count the number of computers with Linux? Remember, a router with embebed Linux is a computer!!!!
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I recently flew Air new Zealand in an Airbus A320 and the in flight entertainment runs on Linux. I found this out when I accidentally rebooted it while playing with the touch screen interface.
ReplyDeleteI recently saw the double penguin icons on a display monitor at a Jack-in-the-Box (like a McDonalds) in San Diego, CA. I believe the double penguin icons indicates they are running 64 bit linux.
ReplyDelete"So those people who say that Linux is just about 1% of desktop, how about make some calculations and count the number of computers with Linux? Remember, a router with embebed Linux is a computer!!!! "
ReplyDeleteYes. We know. That's exactly why we talk about desktops, because we want to talk about desktops, not computers.
Hi there! There's also another Home appliances shop chain here in portugal that uses linux in various flavors and distributions: "Radiopopular, check their website @ http://www.radiopopular.pt/ and you will see a link in the bottom "Powered by Opensource"...
ReplyDeleteWorten and Modalfa use Windows XP Pro...
> after a reboot that (...)
ReplyDeleteThey did a reboot during opening hours? Hmm....
That reminds me a bit of MS NT4-bootscreens at Vietnamese ATM's... Not good ;-)
@Phil: the number of Pingus used to be equal to the number of cores available.
Just because someone reboots a computer with Linux on it, doesn't mean Linux crashed or even has a problem. It is what most computer "users" are used to. If something doesn't work... reboot. It is a accepted action that comes automatically now. People don't even think about it anymore. It could be anything, if it doesn't work... it the power button and it comes back better!
ReplyDeleteBou said...
ReplyDelete> after a reboot that (...)
They did a reboot during opening hours? Hmm....
That reminds me a bit of MS NT4-bootscreens at Vietnamese ATM's... Not good ;-)
@Phil: the number of Pingus used to be equal to the number of cores available.
They were having a trouble with the cable on the cashier, and is always easy to reboot, even if it does nothing