Re: How many Linux users are there in.... (the UK)?

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From: Mark Evans
Date: Fri, 17 Dec 1999 00:00

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Nigel Orr <news@river-view_dot_freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
> On Wed, 08 Dec 1999 11:58:17 GMT, R.E.Ballard (Rex Ballard)
> <r.e.ballard@usa.net> wrote:

>>Actually, there is a rather simple sampling method.  First, you take
>>very popular sites, and have them assign cookies to each user.

> Far from perfect results though- unless you know how many people are
> using JunkBuster and similar cookie-confusers.  For example, I browse
> as an old Mac version of Netscape, which is the default with my
> version of Junkbuster...

Also people might do this sort of thing if they encounter
braindead sites which make silly assumptions using the
user agent field.

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From: Mark Evans <mark@anacon.demon.co.uk>
Subject: Re: How many Linux users are there in.... (the UK)?
Date: 1999/12/17
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