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On Tue, 5 May 2020 02:47:48 +0200 |
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Thomas Deutschmann <whissi@g.o> wrote: |
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> Yes it would be a signal but a useless signal, not? |
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"There are no users reported using this dist, so we can nuke it" is |
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still far far superior to "there are no reverse dependencies, so we can |
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nuke it" |
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*Even* when the former is false information. |
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As presently, the "no reverse dependencies, therefore nuke" essentially |
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asserts there *are* no users to consider. |
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So the *worst* case scenario for decisions made with these statistics |
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is our *current* case. |
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Even if *nobody* uses the service and *all* results indicates "nobody |
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uses anything", then we'll just be reverting to what we currently do: |
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Remove things entirely on conjecture that they're not useful. |