Survey: Linux Draws Windows Developers

More Linux developers are coming from Windows backgrounds than from Unix, according to a recent study.

Evans Data Corp., of Santa Cruz, Calif., said the results of a recent survey the company conducted show that more than half of the new Linux developers surveyed said they used to be primarily Windows developers - to the tune of 52 percent, while only 30 percent said they came from a Unix background.

According to Evans Data, the 400 developers surveyed said Linux had three main characteristics that drew them to the platform: stability, its open-source nature and low cost compared to proprietary offerings.

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