On Wednesday 20 December 2006 03:43, Neil Bothwick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote about 'Re: [gentoo-user] Is Gentoo healthy?': > On Wed, 20 Dec 2006 08:18:41 +0200, Uwe Thiem wrote: > > I can't think of any method to get real numbers. > > Add sys-apps/gentoo-phonehome to all system profiles :)
Damn you. I actually searched for that package. :P As long as it is voluntary, I generally install programs that allows me to report my hardware and software configuration so my distributor knows how to focus its resources. Is Gentoo interested in this information? Is there a relevant package? > Or do what Ubuntu did and default all installs to use their time server, > they can get a good estimate of the number of users from the time server > logs. I'm fairly sure the popularity-contest package is part of a standard (K)Ubuntu install. (It regularly reports the packages you have installed; It's not required.) That's probably more accurate that time server logs, since I believe the Canonical time server are also part of the pool rotation. -- "If there's one thing we've established over the years, it's that the vast majority of our users don't have the slightest clue what's best for them in terms of package stability." -- Gentoo Developer Ciaran McCreesh
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