Re: BSDstats

[Vincent DEFERT <20.100%defert.com@localhost>]

    However, the infrastructure (server and
      client package) still exists and could be reused.
      
      It is imaginable to determine a set of indicators of use to BSD OS
      developers to make their decisions,
      update client and server software accordingly,
      include client software in base
      and update OS installers to advertise its existence and easily
      allow its activation.
      
      This is what Debian does with its popularity-contest package, for
      instance.
      
      It could be used to answer questions such as:
      
      - Which platforms are used and how popular they are
      - How does their use evolve over time
      - How often are packages used in proportion of the total
      number of installations
      - Which packages are used together (= usage profiles)
      - How many installations are currently active (= have contacted
      the bsdstats.org server within the last month)
      - Which (OS
        and/or packages) versions are currently in use (=
      upgrade behaviours)

On 21/09/2020 01:40, Clay Daniels wrote:

You are right, the site is not really informative and it is out of date.

On Sun, Sep 20, 2020 at 2:45 AM Vincent DEFERT <20.100%defert.com@localhost> wrote:

The idea itself is interesting, but when you look at their home page:


TrueOS: officially discontinued in 2020
RUS-BSD: last update in 2013
PC-BSD: predecessor of TrueOS
DesktopBSD: abandoned - last update in 2015, developer confirmed in 2017 having moved to TrueOS

This seriously questions the relevance and usefulness of this site... :/

On 20/09/2020 08:19, Clay Daniels wrote:

Don't know if anyone is interested, but take a look at:

https://bsdstats.org/

I found this on a website I have visited a lot over the last few years:

https://distrowatch.com/

And I know folks may not be interested in giving out free information, but I'm one of the five listed there for NetBSD.

localhost$ pkgin search bsdstats

bsdstats-5.3 =   BSD-Stats collector script

Have Fun,

Clay