[CentOS-mirror] CentOS-6 CDs decision needs some stats

Fri Jun 10 16:19:08 UTC 2011
Peter Kjellström <cap at nsc.liu.se>

On Friday, June 10, 2011 04:42:57 PM R P Herrold wrote:
> On Fri, 10 Jun 2011, Kevin Stange wrote:
> > CentOS 5:
> >  93169 /centos/5.6/isos/i386/CentOS-5.6-i386-bin-DVD.iso
> >  15284 /centos/5.5/isos/i386/CentOS-5.5-i386-bin-DVD.iso
> >  
> >   4291 /centos/5.5/isos/x86_64/CentOS-5.5-x86_64-bin-DVD-1of2.iso
> >   
> >    748 /centos/5.6/isos/x86_64/CentOS-5.6-x86_64-bin-DVD-1of2.iso
> > 
> > CentOS 4:
> >    489 /centos/4/isos/i386/CentOS-4.8-i386-binDVD.iso
> >    
> >     14 /centos/4.8/isos/x86_64/CentOS-4.8-x86_64-binDVD.iso
> 
> Pretty telling that x86_64 is running so far behind i386 with
> the older virtualization methods available (understanding that
> this is not a random or statistically meaningful sample).
> For dom0, under kvm, of course x86_64 is mandated, but I
> suspect i386 will still dominate in downloads a year from now,
> with 6 series added
> 
> Thank you for this data

I think that your typical i386 installing user is more likely to fetch an iso 
from a public mirror compared to x86_64 installing user, inflating the above 
data. In reality (number of installed hosts world wide) x86_64 is probably a 
lot closer to i386 than figures like those above indicate.

/Peter (who stopped installing 32-bit CentOS in 2006)
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