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Donnie Berkholz wrote: |
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> If you're interested in getting some free |
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> publicity, please send a short (1-2 paragraphs, 3-5 sentences each) |
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> summary of your project and why it matters to this list in response to |
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> my email. |
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I'm unsure about the point of view to use for such a summary. |
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Let me try this: |
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The stats project was about creation of a client and server collecting |
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information about user setups to be able to better prioritize |
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development efforts in Gentoo. The data collected ranges from |
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details about installed packages to compile flags to the selection of |
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mirrors. What data is submitted can be configured freely to match |
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the need of privacy of the machine's administrator. |
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With the collected data Gentoo will be able to answer all sorts of |
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questions including: |
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- Which non-system packages deserve extra attention? |
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- What common setup mistakes do people make? |
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- How well is the usage of mirrors balanced? |
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The implementation is based on Smolt[1]. The stats project was and |
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will be done in cooperation with Smolt upstream. |
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What do you think? |
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Sebastian |
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[1] https://fedorahosted.org/smolt/ |
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