It really seems like the project would benefit from having better hardware stats. If you make it a package, people have to be educated to get it and use it--not that it doesn't have value, it just isn't well exposed and you will only get stats from the most clueful users.
I would suggest making anonymized stat upload part of the install and upgrade process, to get wider coverage. - When installing, there's a new step or checkbox with an opt-in for hardware data sharing, defaulting to off - If you opt in, your info is uploaded as part of the install process - Expose the same functionality in a new system-level command like 'freebsd-uploadstats' and make it an optional but suggested part of the upgrade process, which is something most users will see repeatedly if they continue to be users. Perhaps the local machine can generate a hash of the report, check that with the server before the upload goes through. Hardware doesn't change that often. I do not want the project to turn in to Google or Microsoft, but knowing the hardware in use is a pretty worthy goal. MS _______________________________________________ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
