Date: Thu, 18 May 2006 13:44:18 +0200 From: Ulrich Spoerlein <uspoerlein@gmail.com> To: ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Has the port collection become to large to handle. Message-ID: <20060518114418.GD1039@roadrunner.informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de> In-Reply-To: <183377CF4293A752066EF095@paul-schmehls-powerbook59.local> References: <MIEPLLIBMLEEABPDBIEGIEPBHGAA.fbsd@a1poweruser.com> <p06230939c08c16a1821f@[128.113.24.47]> <183377CF4293A752066EF095@paul-schmehls-powerbook59.local>
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--pAwQNkOnpTn9IO2O Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable pauls@utdallas.edu wrote: > I *do* think tracking downloads would be valuable, *if* there's a way to = implement it and=20 > aggregate the data. Knowing how many times a particular port is installe= d might open more=20 > than a few eyes. The problem is, you'd have to have accurate stats from = *every* mirror and=20 > those would have to be aggregated and collated. Not a big problem, for s= ure, but still, more=20 > work for somebody who's already a volunteer. But knowing how many times = a port's distfile=20 > was fetched and how many times it was upgraded would be useful informatio= n. Tracking downloads is not the way to go. Bill Fenner's distsurvery is downloading them from time to time to check availability. Several people use the same /usr/ports/distfiles for multiple machines, skewing the numbers further. Registering the installation of ports/packages is not going to help either. I might install a port, test it 5 minutes and then delete it again. I also might install a port (eg. cvsup) which doesn't get regular updates, so only one installation is counted, whereas I frequently delete build-only deps (autoconf/automake) and need to reinstall them every so often. A possible way might be to add a periodic/weekly script, that sends pkg_info+uname output to some FreeBSD site. Preferably via HTTP POST, so proxies and firewalls will let the traffic pass. This needs to be opt-in of course, as there are various security implications. Ulrich Spoerlein --=20 PGP Key ID: 20FEE9DD Encrypted mail welcome! Fingerprint: AEC9 AF5E 01AC 4EE1 8F70 6CBD E76E 2227 20FE E9DD Which is worse: ignorance or apathy? Don't know. Don't care. --pAwQNkOnpTn9IO2O Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFEbF4S524iJyD+6d0RAv6mAJ0bJpotCcQoF0mkqpZ+Wo4ryCxLOwCcDqvi 9NpdS16hY9E9LAYNhaVSm3g= =V+4K -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --pAwQNkOnpTn9IO2O--
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