Quite a lot of diversity and range here. Many people seemed to round off their experience to the nearest 5 years, hence those answers being at the top.
Either that or adoption cycles happen every 5 years. Who knows. I guess people really tend to remember the year they started using Unix.
Unix adoption by decade
| Decade |
Responses |
0f Total |
| 1970s | 4 | 0.4% |
| 1980s | 29 | 2.8% |
| 1990s | 295 | 28.6% |
| 2000s | 638 | 61.9% |
| 2010s | 64 | 6.2% |
Years experience with Un*x OS (orderd by years)
| Years (start year) |
Responses |
0f Total |
| 39 (since 1973) | 1 | 0.1% |
| 38 (since 1974) | 1 | 0.1% |
| 36 (since 1976) | 1 | 0.1% |
| 34 (since 1978) | 1 | 0.1% |
| 31 (since 1981) | 1 | 0.1% |
| 30 (since 1982) | 1 | 0.1% |
| 29 (since 1983) | 1 | 0.1% |
| 28 (since 1984) | 3 | 0.3% |
| 27 (since 1985) | 5 | 0.5% |
| 26 (since 1986) | 3 | 0.3% |
| 25 (since 1987) | 10 | 1.0% |
| 23 (since 1989) | 5 | 0.5% |
| 22 (since 1990) | 6 | 0.6% |
| 21 (since 1991) | 7 | 0.7% |
| 20 (since 1992) | 53 | 5.1% |
| 19 (since 1993) | 4 | 0.4% |
| 18 (since 1994) | 24 | 2.3% |
| 17 (since 1995) | 20 | 1.9% |
| 16 (since 1996) | 22 | 2.1% |
| 15 (since 1997) | 89 | 8.6% |
| 14 (since 1998) | 41 | 4.0% |
| 13 (since 1999) | 29 | 2.8% |
| 12 (since 2000) | 72 | 7.0% |
| 11 (since 2001) | 18 | 1.7% |
| 10 (since 2002) | 96 | 9.3% |
| 9 (since 2003) | 34 | 3.3% |
| 8 (since 2004) | 67 | 6.5% |
| 7 (since 2005) | 59 | 5.7% |
| 6 (since 2006) | 77 | 7.4% |
| 5 (since 2007) | 88 | 8.5% |
| 4 (since 2008) | 67 | 6.5% |
| 3 (since 2009) | 59 | 5.7% |
| 2.5 (since 2009.5) | 1 | 0.1% |
| 2 (since 2010) | 44 | 4.3% |
| 1 (since 2011) | 19 | 1.8% |
| 0.3 (since 2011.7) | 1 | 0.1% |
| "NO ANSWER" | 4 | 0.4% |
Years experience with Un*x OS (ordered by count)
| Years (start year) |
Responses |
0f Total |
| 10 (since 2002) | 96 | 9.3% |
| 15 (since 1997) | 89 | 8.6% |
| 12 (since 2000) | 72 | 7.0% |
| 20 (since 1992) | 53 | 5.1% |
| 14 (since 1998) | 41 | 4.0% |
| 13 (since 1999) | 29 | 2.8% |
| 18 (since 1994) | 24 | 2.3% |
| 16 (since 1996) | 22 | 2.1% |
| 17 (since 1995) | 20 | 1.9% |
| 11 (since 2001) | 18 | 1.7% |
| 25 (since 1987) | 10 | 1.0% |
| 5 (since 2007) | 88 | 8.5% |
| 6 (since 2006) | 77 | 7.4% |
| 21 (since 1991) | 7 | 0.7% |
| 8 (since 2004) | 67 | 6.5% |
| 4 (since 2008) | 67 | 6.5% |
| 22 (since 1990) | 6 | 0.6% |
| 7 (since 2005) | 59 | 5.7% |
| 3 (since 2009) | 59 | 5.7% |
| 27 (since 1985) | 5 | 0.5% |
| 23 (since 1989) | 5 | 0.5% |
| 2 (since 2010) | 44 | 4.3% |
| 19 (since 1993) | 4 | 0.4% |
| 9 (since 2003) | 34 | 3.3% |
| 28 (since 1984) | 3 | 0.3% |
| 26 (since 1986) | 3 | 0.3% |
| 1 (since 2011) | 19 | 1.8% |
| 39 (since 1973) | 1 | 0.1% |
| 38 (since 1974) | 1 | 0.1% |
| 36 (since 1976) | 1 | 0.1% |
| 34 (since 1978) | 1 | 0.1% |
| 31 (since 1981) | 1 | 0.1% |
| 30 (since 1982) | 1 | 0.1% |
| 29 (since 1983) | 1 | 0.1% |
| 2.5 (since 2009.5) | 1 | 0.1% |
| 0.3 (since 2011.7) | 1 | 0.1% |
| "NO ANSWER" | 4 | 0.4% |