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The Linux Counter attempts to measure (ultimately via statistics) the number of people using the GNU/Linux operating system along with the number of machines those users use. The counter is run by a nonprofit membership organization called the Linux Counter Project. This organization was created on 1 May 1999 taking over the running of the counter from Harald Tveit Alvestrand who has been running the project since 1993.Harald Alvestrand is chief executive officer of the organization.