From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Aug 8 07:15:32 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D69BB16A4DD; Tue, 8 Aug 2006 07:15:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk) Received: from smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk (ns0.infracaninophile.co.uk [81.187.76.162]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0CBFF43D4C; Tue, 8 Aug 2006 07:15:30 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk) Received: from [IPv6:::1] (localhost [IPv6:::1]) by smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id k787Dkux014751; Tue, 8 Aug 2006 08:13:46 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk) Authentication-Results: smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk from=m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk; sender-id=softfail; spf=softfail X-SenderID: Sendmail Sender-ID Filter v0.2.14 smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk k787Dkux014751 Message-ID: <44D839A4.8070904@infracaninophile.co.uk> Date: Tue, 08 Aug 2006 08:13:40 +0100 From: Matthew Seaman Organization: Infracaninophile User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.5 (X11/20060801) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "Marc G. Fournier" References: <20060807003815.C7522@ganymede.hub.org> <810a540e0608071342h70a717cdxb8a1d9e077c354c9@mail.gmail.com> <20060807170521.09ce4122.wmoran@collaborativefusion.com> <44D7B1FC.5040406@infracaninophile.co.uk> <20060807231345.E7522@ganymede.hub.org> In-Reply-To: <20060807231345.E7522@ganymede.hub.org> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.94.0.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha256; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="------------enig851E8E71A74C2C083EC1E1EB" X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-2.0.2 (smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk [IPv6:::1]); Tue, 08 Aug 2006 08:14:09 +0100 (BST) X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.88.3/1640/Tue Aug 8 02:11:04 2006 on happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.6 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00, DKIM_POLICY_TESTING,NO_RELAYS autolearn=ham version=3.1.3 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.3 (2006-06-01) on happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk Cc: Pat Maddox , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, Bill Moran Subject: Re: BSDstats Project v2.0 ... X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 08 Aug 2006 07:15:33 -0000 This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 2440 and 3156) --------------enig851E8E71A74C2C083EC1E1EB Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-15 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Marc G. Fournier wrote: > On Mon, 7 Aug 2006, Matthew Seaman wrote: >=20 >> I think it would help uptake if when the bsdstats job is first run, it= >> issues you with a 'registered system number' -- then all of the folks >> with low numbered systems get bragging rights... >=20 > Actually, there is no "registered system number", as there is no > "registration process" ... that was the key requirement for doing this,= > was that it was as "hands off" as possible, and having to go to a web > site to register each and every host was just too onerous of a task ...= Yeah. You've leapt on the word 'register' there, and not addressed the salient point. 'Register' as in 'become cognisant of', and distinguished= from 'signed up to.' Even though the process is simplified and automatic= , you're still registering systems. Having some sort of return from the central stats machine when the period= ic script runs, (rather than nothing at all, as at the moment) would be a go= od idea. Giving each system an index number shouldn't cost too much. Cheers, Matthew --=20 Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 7 Priory Courtyard Flat 3 PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Ramsgate Kent, CT11 9PW --------------enig851E8E71A74C2C083EC1E1EB Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (FreeBSD) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFE2Dmq8Mjk52CukIwRCK6CAJ0c3Dm8mNfBzp6IikoHpa/CXRukZwCdFOE8 yZ27h6vtInQKOZP3Cw1JFio= =4WPo -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------enig851E8E71A74C2C083EC1E1EB--