From owner-freebsd-arch@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Sep 1 19:26:35 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-arch@FreeBSD.org Delivered-To: freebsd-arch@FreeBSD.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2AD8016A4E0; Fri, 1 Sep 2006 19:26:35 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from Alexander@Leidinger.net) Received: from www.ebusiness-leidinger.de (jojo.ms-net.de [84.16.236.246]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0C4E843DCC; Fri, 1 Sep 2006 19:26:12 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from Alexander@Leidinger.net) Received: from Andro-Beta.Leidinger.net (p54A5FC22.dip.t-dialin.net [84.165.252.34]) (authenticated bits=0) by www.ebusiness-leidinger.de (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id k81J5NqK085199; Fri, 1 Sep 2006 21:06:29 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from Alexander@Leidinger.net) Received: from localhost (webmail.Leidinger.net [192.168.1.102]) by Andro-Beta.Leidinger.net (8.13.4/8.13.3) with ESMTP id k7T9GoKd022547; Tue, 29 Aug 2006 11:16:50 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from Alexander@Leidinger.net) Received: from psbru.cec.eu.int (psbru.cec.eu.int [158.169.131.14]) by webmail.leidinger.net (Horde MIME library) with HTTP; Tue, 29 Aug 2006 11:15:52 +0200 Message-ID: <20060829111552.88jj91evrc4wkow0@webmail.leidinger.net> X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2006 11:15:52 +0200 From: Alexander Leidinger To: "Marc G. Fournier" References: <20060825233420.V82634@hub.org> <20060828170232.Q82634@hub.org> In-Reply-To: <20060828170232.Q82634@hub.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; DelSp="Yes"; format="flowed" Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable User-Agent: Internet Messaging Program (IMP) H3 (4.1.3) / FreeBSD-7.0 X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new X-Mailman-Approved-At: Fri, 01 Sep 2006 23:54:35 +0000 Cc: Garance A Drosehn , freebsd-arch@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: BSDStats - What is involved ... ? X-BeenThere: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussion related to FreeBSD architecture List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2006 19:26:35 -0000 Quoting "Marc G. Fournier" (from Mon, 28 Aug =20 2006 17:03:38 -0300 (ADT)): > On Mon, 28 Aug 2006, Garance A Drosehn wrote: > >> At 11:36 PM -0300 8/25/06, Marc G. Fournier wrote: >>> In getting this into the base system itself? Opt-in, >>> default turned off, of course, but maybe as an option >>> in sysinstall to be enabled easily? >> >> I think it should be like perl or X11. Have it available >> on the first installation CD, and easily selectable, but >> not in the freebsd base system. I think it would be best >> for it to remain a separate port. > > That works too ... all I'm looking for is high enough visibility that > ppl know its there ... this is something meant to benefit us all in the > long term, but the faster / easier it can be deployed, the sooner > useful numbers will be generated ... Just having it on CD1 doesn't result in people seeing it. You would =20 have to change the installation mechanism to check if bsdstats is =20 available and to pop up a dialog which explains it's purpose, what it =20 sends and asks if it should be installed or not. Bye, Alexander. --=20 Don't put off for tomorrow what you can do today because if you do it today, you can do it again tomorrow. http://www.Leidinger.net Alexander @ Leidinger.net: PGP ID =3D B0063FE7 http://www.FreeBSD.org netchild @ FreeBSD.org : PGP ID =3D 72077137