Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2006 11:15:52 +0200 From: Alexander Leidinger <Alexander@Leidinger.net> To: "Marc G. Fournier" <scrappy@FreeBSD.org> Cc: Garance A Drosehn <gad@FreeBSD.org>, freebsd-arch@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: BSDStats - What is involved ... ? Message-ID: <20060829111552.88jj91evrc4wkow0@webmail.leidinger.net> In-Reply-To: <20060828170232.Q82634@hub.org> References: <20060825233420.V82634@hub.org> <p06230917c118d7532287@[128.113.24.47]> <20060828170232.Q82634@hub.org>
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Quoting "Marc G. Fournier" <scrappy@freebsd.org> (from Mon, 28 Aug =20 2006 17:03:38 -0300 (ADT)): > On Mon, 28 Aug 2006, Garance A Drosehn wrote: > >> At 11:36 PM -0300 8/25/06, Marc G. Fournier wrote: >>> In getting this into the base system itself? Opt-in, >>> default turned off, of course, but maybe as an option >>> in sysinstall to be enabled easily? >> >> I think it should be like perl or X11. Have it available >> on the first installation CD, and easily selectable, but >> not in the freebsd base system. I think it would be best >> for it to remain a separate port. > > That works too ... all I'm looking for is high enough visibility that > ppl know its there ... this is something meant to benefit us all in the > long term, but the faster / easier it can be deployed, the sooner > useful numbers will be generated ... Just having it on CD1 doesn't result in people seeing it. You would =20 have to change the installation mechanism to check if bsdstats is =20 available and to pop up a dialog which explains it's purpose, what it =20 sends and asks if it should be installed or not. Bye, Alexander. --=20 Don't put off for tomorrow what you can do today because if you do it today, you can do it again tomorrow. http://www.Leidinger.net Alexander @ Leidinger.net: PGP ID =3D B0063FE7 http://www.FreeBSD.org netchild @ FreeBSD.org : PGP ID =3D 72077137
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