On Tue, 6 Aug 2019 11:33:42 +0000, Bill Allombert <ballo...@debian.org> wrote: >Yesterday I received the same popcon ID 2600 times, and 4700 differents ID >were received >two times and 22000 ID were received exactly once. > >I understand the need for totally identical systems, but then probably >it does not make sense for them to report to popcon.
Why? Does a node in a cluster count less than a desktop installation? If so, why do we not value the input of our biggest users while putting so much focus on installations in a market segment that we're losing anyway? >A related issue is that the submission time is randomized, but if >2600 systems have identical /etc/cron.d/popularity-contest files, they >will report at the same time, causing network spikes. Then the randomization should not be in the configuration file, but for example hashed from the MAC address. Greetings Marc -- -------------------------------------- !! No courtesy copies, please !! ----- Marc Haber | " Questions are the | Mailadresse im Header Mannheim, Germany | Beginning of Wisdom " | Nordisch by Nature | Lt. Worf, TNG "Rightful Heir" | Fon: *49 621 72739834
