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 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 have to change the installation mechanism to check if bsdstats is available and to pop up a dialog which explains it's purpose, what it sends and asks if it should be installed or not. Bye, Alexander. -- 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 = B0063FE7 http://www.FreeBSD.org netchild @ FreeBSD.org : PGP ID = 72077137
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