Ubuntu Servers around the World

Re:Ubuntu Servers around the World by nnutter on Saturday April 09, 2011 @11:59AM (#2427373)

"This application shows Ubuntu logo over each city where Ubuntu Server is used. Data is collected through volunteers visiting this application and agreeing to mark their city"

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Re:Ubuntu Servers around the World by mwill on Saturday April 09, 2011 @11:24AM (#2427297)

For those interested, heres the landing page: http://maps.ubuntu.com/

Seems to only be concerned with 10.04 servers?

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Re:Ubuntu Servers around the World by russell_h on Saturday April 09, 2011 @11:55AM (#2427363)

This is cool, but I don't really get it. I have an Ubuntu server in Fremont, CA, so I clicked the link expecting to get a chance to enter its IP. It took me straight through to the map though, apparently having marked the location I'm browsing from.

Am I supposed to be browsing from my server?

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Re:Ubuntu Servers around the World by mwill on Saturday April 09, 2011 @12:03PM (#2427391)

I'm not actually sure, I clicked the mark my location link out of curiosity, but my city has not been marked.

For something thats supposed to be collecting information from willing participants it's a bit unclear.

I actually run ubuntu server on a linode server, it's not clear how I would go about adding that, for example.

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Re:Ubuntu Servers around the World by ch0wn on Saturday April 09, 2011 @11:56AM (#2427364)

Interesting, but far from being accurate. I use Ubuntu on about 5 servers, but none of them is within 200km of where I am right now.

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Re:Ubuntu Servers around the World by Dobbs on Saturday April 09, 2011 @11:26AM (#2427302)

Without any context I'm assuming that this map is showing servers that run Ubuntu not Canonical's official servers. If so it is not a very accurate map.

Edit: Ahh seeing the landing page I know understand what this is. The link should really be changed.

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Re:Ubuntu Servers around the World by spacejunkie on Saturday April 09, 2011 @11:41AM (#2427331)

Not one city marked in Russia?

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Re:Ubuntu Servers around the World by hubb on Saturday April 09, 2011 @12:45PM (#2427466)

zoom in a bit. russia and canada both have a handful of servers scattered around

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Re:Ubuntu Servers around the World by jasonadriaan on Saturday April 09, 2011 @02:22PM (#2427712)

From this map one can deduce that Europe clearly doesn't love paying for Server software.

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Re:Ubuntu Servers around the World by patrickaljord on Saturday April 09, 2011 @03:24PM (#2427877)

Really? You still think people use linux because it's gratis? I wouldn't use windows for my server software even if I was paid to do so.

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Re:Ubuntu Servers around the World by sp332 on Saturday April 09, 2011 @02:32PM (#2427742)

Or they like opting-in to tell Canonical where they are located.

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Re:Ubuntu Servers around the World by scrrr on Saturday April 09, 2011 @03:16PM (#2427855)

I don't understand what you mean. Are you suggesting Europeans are cheap because they like to use open source operating systems on servers they themselves manage?

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Re:Ubuntu Servers around the World by kissickas on Saturday April 09, 2011 @04:41PM (#2428043)

I don't think you zoomed in enough, I mainly saw markers on Europe until I zoomed in on the US and other places.

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Re:Ubuntu Servers around the World by rbanffy on Saturday April 09, 2011 @04:44PM (#2428050)

Maybe they are just smarter than those who do.

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Re:Ubuntu Servers around the World by tzs on Sunday April 10, 2011 @04:17AM (#2429152)

Nobody loves paying for server software.

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