From owner-freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jun 8 13:44:38 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 592B4106564A for ; Sun, 8 Jun 2008 13:44:38 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@hub.org) Received: from hub.org (hub.org [200.46.204.220]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 16E0E8FC27 for ; Sun, 8 Jun 2008 13:44:38 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@hub.org) Received: from localhost (unknown [200.46.204.183]) by hub.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 244F7168B091; Sun, 8 Jun 2008 10:38:11 -0300 (ADT) Received: from hub.org ([200.46.204.220]) by localhost (mx1.hub.org [200.46.204.183]) (amavisd-maia, port 10024) with ESMTP id 94109-09; Sun, 8 Jun 2008 10:38:04 -0300 (ADT) Received: from fserv.hub.org (blk-224-204-104.eastlink.ca [24.224.204.104]) by hub.org (Postfix) with ESMTPA id B0611168B08C; Sun, 8 Jun 2008 10:38:10 -0300 (ADT) Received: from [192.168.1.2] (unknown [192.168.1.2]) by fserv.hub.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2F7A64E4FD; Sun, 8 Jun 2008 10:38:15 -0300 (ADT) Date: Sun, 08 Jun 2008 10:35:05 -0300 From: "Marc G. Fournier" To: Julian Stacey , freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Message-ID: <4DF855049318358D1FDDD3C9@ganymede.hub.org> In-Reply-To: <200806060656.m566u1VL077970@fire.js.berklix.net> References: <200806060656.m566u1VL077970@fire.js.berklix.net> X-Mailer: Mulberry/4.0.8 (Linux/x86) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Cc: Subject: Re: BSDstats: May Statistics - 23 998 Hosts Reported In X-BeenThere: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: FreeBSD Evangelism List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 08 Jun 2008 13:44:38 -0000 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - --On Friday, June 06, 2008 08:56:01 +0200 Julian Stacey wrote: >> FreeBSD. Any large installation will image drives or perform their >> own custom installation and may very well not want their competitors >> to know how many machines they are running. > > Some companies wont want their competitors, &/or suppliers/ > clients to even know What OS's they run, let alone how many. > > Some government departments too (whose `competitors' could include > foreign governments, terrorists, thieves, & civil liberties groups etc). Again, there is nothing on the site, or in the database, that links the host to any specific organization, or even IP ... month to month reporting is based on two generated 'keys' that are stored on the remote host, and passed to the reporting server, not the hostname/IP ... This is *very* anonymous, for exactly the reasons you state above ... - -- Marc G. Fournier Hub.Org Hosting Solutions S.A. (http://www.hub.org) Email . scrappy@hub.org MSN . scrappy@hub.org Yahoo . yscrappy Skype: hub.org ICQ . 7615664 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAkhL4AkACgkQ4QvfyHIvDvNTrQCePqoZ+v8VbAOsaBWoGsVFCDUy eCMAoN1ppPDHpX3lVzGS7UniJ44zMZsT =ovjT -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- From owner-freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jun 8 13:49:38 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B0008106566C for ; Sun, 8 Jun 2008 13:49:38 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@hub.org) Received: from hub.org (hub.org [200.46.204.220]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6A8AC8FC17 for ; Sun, 8 Jun 2008 13:49:38 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@hub.org) Received: from localhost (unknown [200.46.204.183]) by hub.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 114B1168B083; Sun, 8 Jun 2008 10:33:38 -0300 (ADT) Received: from hub.org ([200.46.204.220]) by localhost (mx1.hub.org [200.46.204.183]) (amavisd-maia, port 10024) with ESMTP id 82192-07; Sun, 8 Jun 2008 10:33:31 -0300 (ADT) Received: from fserv.hub.org (blk-224-204-104.eastlink.ca [24.224.204.104]) by hub.org (Postfix) with ESMTPA id 9469C168B041; Sun, 8 Jun 2008 10:33:37 -0300 (ADT) Received: from [192.168.1.2] (unknown [192.168.1.2]) by fserv.hub.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DC1284E83A; Sun, 8 Jun 2008 10:33:41 -0300 (ADT) Date: Sun, 08 Jun 2008 10:30:31 -0300 From: "Marc G. Fournier" To: Gonzalo Nemmi , freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <200806051952.04929.gnemmi@gmail.com> References: <991123400806050631s689fa9adp7ec073ea48025595@mail.gmail.com> <27207735E0A6FB4DCBFBBE25@ganymede.hub.org> <200806051952.04929.gnemmi@gmail.com> X-Mailer: Mulberry/4.0.8 (Linux/x86) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Cc: Subject: Re: BSDstats: May Statistics - 23 998 Hosts Reported In X-BeenThere: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: FreeBSD Evangelism List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 08 Jun 2008 13:49:38 -0000 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Under FreeBSD, it prompts you during the install process itself ... - --On Thursday, June 05, 2008 19:52:04 -0300 Gonzalo Nemmi wrote: > On Thursday 05 June 2008 17:30:36 Marc G. Fournier wrote: >> --On Thursday, June 05, 2008 16:31:30 +0300 Odhiambo Washington >> >> wrote: >> > Anyway, I am surprised at how fast PC-BSD is picking up. >> > I know that during installation, it prompts the installer to enable >> > the submission of stats. Could this explain why there are more PC-BSD >> > that there are FreeBSD? >> > For FreeBSD, the owner must know about the stats and configure them to >> > be submitted. >> >> That is why we're working on both improving the site itself (fixing issues >> with the sub-release areas), as well as trying to a more regular monthly >> notice up ... I find a jump in stats each time I do so as more ppl find out >> about it ... >> >> Report I did a few months back shows only 85 Countries reporting in, so >> although its just one host here and there, adding 40 new countries is cool >> ... > > I'm one of those that just found out ! > Will install bsdstats now =D > Any tips on how to configure will be a welcome addition since there seems to > be no manpage on bsdstats :( > http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=bsdstats&apropos=0&sektion=0&manpath > =FreeBSD+7.0-RELEASE&format=html > > Thanks! > -- > Blessings > Gonzalo Nemmi > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-advocacy > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-advocacy-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" - -- Marc G. Fournier Hub.Org Hosting Solutions S.A. (http://www.hub.org) Email . scrappy@hub.org MSN . scrappy@hub.org Yahoo . yscrappy Skype: hub.org ICQ . 7615664 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAkhL3vcACgkQ4QvfyHIvDvPrnQCbB2PjfqSZJozoAnNlKdvU2/Ac 0boAn0Lc3OWqVqG4SVMYfBrq5x/FgKu2 =plVQ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- From owner-freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jun 8 13:49:38 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D66F91065670 for ; Sun, 8 Jun 2008 13:49:38 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@hub.org) Received: from hub.org (hub.org [200.46.204.220]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6A2F48FC16 for ; Sun, 8 Jun 2008 13:49:38 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@hub.org) Received: from localhost (unknown [200.46.204.183]) by hub.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7FE45168B08E; Sun, 8 Jun 2008 10:34:35 -0300 (ADT) Received: from hub.org ([200.46.204.220]) by localhost (mx1.hub.org [200.46.204.183]) (amavisd-maia, port 10024) with ESMTP id 94051-01; Sun, 8 Jun 2008 10:34:28 -0300 (ADT) Received: from fserv.hub.org (blk-224-204-104.eastlink.ca [24.224.204.104]) by hub.org (Postfix) with ESMTPA id CBE15168B08D; Sun, 8 Jun 2008 10:34:34 -0300 (ADT) Received: from [192.168.1.2] (unknown [192.168.1.2]) by fserv.hub.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 503DA4E4FD; Sun, 8 Jun 2008 10:34:39 -0300 (ADT) Date: Sun, 08 Jun 2008 10:31:29 -0300 From: "Marc G. Fournier" To: Alaksiej C , freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Message-ID: <6F4265A22FC4131876565F81@ganymede.hub.org> In-Reply-To: <5709ce310806051612k56f5f88ao2bd7c33a0ca1b2e2@mail.gmail.com> References: <991123400806050631s689fa9adp7ec073ea48025595@mail.gmail.com> <5709ce310806051612k56f5f88ao2bd7c33a0ca1b2e2@mail.gmail.com> X-Mailer: Mulberry/4.0.8 (Linux/x86) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Cc: Subject: Re: BSDstats: May Statistics - 23 998 Hosts Reported In X-BeenThere: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: FreeBSD Evangelism List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 08 Jun 2008 13:49:39 -0000 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Over the past year, there have been a few that had talked about submitting a patch for this, but time is always an issue ... I've never looked into sysinstall itself, so wouldn't even know where to start ... anyone? - --On Friday, June 06, 2008 02:12:54 +0300 Alaksiej C wrote: > I think it would be nice to have "Enable bsdstats" option in sysinstall. > Usually, an admin has enough trouble to care about, and installation of > bsdstats is out of checklist. And personal users are rarely aware of it. > > On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 4:31 PM, Odhiambo Washington > wrote: > >> On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 8:31 AM, Marc G. Fournier wrote: >> > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >> > Hash: SHA1 >> > >> > >> > >> > As of June 5th, 2008, the project is seeing 23 998 hosts reporting in, >> with a >> > break down as follows: >> > >> > PC-BSD 14 715 hosts >> > FreeBSD 6 331 hosts >> > DesktopBSD 2 662 hosts >> > NetBSD 108 hosts >> > MirBSD 68 hosts >> > OpenBSD 59 hosts >> > DragonFly 27 hosts >> > MidnightBSD 22 hosts >> > GNU/kFreeBSD 6 hosts >> > >> >> I run a couple of servers in KE and I always do check to see if the >> number grows. Since I run most of those that report the stats, it's >> something that I am always curious about, since I don't know who the >> other participants (6 more now) are:-) >> Anyway, I am surprised at how fast PC-BSD is picking up. >> I know that during installation, it prompts the installer to enable >> the submission of stats. Could this explain why there are more PC-BSD >> that there are FreeBSD? >> For FreeBSD, the owner must know about the stats and configure them to >> be submitted. >> >> >> -- >> Best regards, >> Odhiambo WASHINGTON, >> Nairobi,KE >> +254733744121/+254722743223 >> _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ >> >> "Oh My God! They killed init! You Bastards!" >> --from a /. post >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-advocacy >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-advocacy-unsubscribe@freebsd.org >> " >> > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-advocacy > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-advocacy-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" - -- Marc G. Fournier Hub.Org Hosting Solutions S.A. (http://www.hub.org) Email . scrappy@hub.org MSN . scrappy@hub.org Yahoo . yscrappy Skype: hub.org ICQ . 7615664 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAkhL3zEACgkQ4QvfyHIvDvPtqACg0EtWbVIqAXEO0upEACOPFgPl A6AAnir1UKdTUVmY638yUEO+8DJHT13M =75VK -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- From owner-freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jun 12 13:39:27 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D5A1C106568A for ; Thu, 12 Jun 2008 13:39:27 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from toomany@toomany.net) Received: from wf-out-1314.google.com (wf-out-1314.google.com [209.85.200.169]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BDA518FC18 for ; Thu, 12 Jun 2008 13:39:27 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from toomany@toomany.net) Received: by wf-out-1314.google.com with SMTP id 24so3449836wfg.7 for ; Thu, 12 Jun 2008 06:39:27 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.143.28.8 with SMTP id f8mr481401wfj.270.1213276284244; Thu, 12 Jun 2008 06:11:24 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.142.224.19 with HTTP; Thu, 12 Jun 2008 06:11:24 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:11:24 +0200 From: "TooMany Secrets" To: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 Content-Disposition: inline Subject: Only for your eyes. X-BeenThere: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: FreeBSD Evangelism List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2008 13:39:28 -0000 Rm9yIG15IGEgZ3JlYXQgYW5kIHBsZWFzdXJlIHN1cnByaXNlOgoKaHR0cDovL3d3dy52ZXJpby5j b20vZnJlZWJzZC8/dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1OZXRTaGVsdGVyJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09SG93dG9Gb3JnZS5j b21SdW5vZlNpdGVSZWN0YW5nbGUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUZyZWVCU0QKCi0tIApIYXZlIGEgbmlj ZSBkYXkgOy0pClRvb01hbnlTZWNyZXRzCgo9PT09PT09PT09PT09PT09PT09PT09PT09PT09CkRp am8gQ29uZnVjaW86CiJFeMOtZ2V0ZSBtdWNobyBhIHRpIG1pc21vIHkgZXNwZXJhIHBvY28gZGUg bG9zIGRlbcOhcy4gQXPDrSB0ZSBhaG9ycmFyw6FzCmRpc2d1c3Rvcy4iCj09PT09PT09PT09PT09 PT09PT09PT09PT09PT0K From owner-freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jun 14 15:33:41 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8315C1065677 for ; Sat, 14 Jun 2008 15:33:41 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd-jobs@bebik.net) Received: from postfix1-g20.free.fr (postfix1-g20.free.fr [212.27.60.42]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 437DB8FC13 for ; Sat, 14 Jun 2008 15:33:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd-jobs@bebik.net) Received: from smtp4-g19.free.fr (smtp4-g19.free.fr [212.27.42.30]) by postfix1-g20.free.fr (Postfix) with ESMTP id B7DC02743F7A for ; Sat, 14 Jun 2008 17:05:07 +0200 (CEST) Received: from smtp4-g19.free.fr (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by smtp4-g19.free.fr (Postfix) with ESMTP id E62133EA0C4 for ; Sat, 14 Jun 2008 17:05:05 +0200 (CEST) Received: from [192.168.0.245] (gam75-4-82-235-223-127.fbx.proxad.net [82.235.223.127]) by smtp4-g19.free.fr (Postfix) with ESMTP id CB05B3EA0E4 for ; Sat, 14 Jun 2008 17:05:05 +0200 (CEST) Message-ID: <4853DE54.9030104@bebik.net> Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2008 17:05:56 +0200 From: ros User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 (X11/20070927) MIME-Version: 1.0 CC: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: This must be in the freeBSD "in the media" ! X-BeenThere: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: FreeBSD Evangelism List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2008 15:33:41 -0000 Hello everyone, I'm really surprised there is no news in the FreeBSD website after the TooManySecrets post about verio. Ok, the guys works with the 6.x release, but there's another *good* reason to not talk about it ? Best regards. Rodrigo TooMany Secrets wrote: > For my a great and pleasure surprise: > > http://www.verio.com/freebsd/?utm_source=NetShelter&utm_medium=HowtoForge.comRunofSiteRectangle&utm_campaign=FreeBSD > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-advocacy > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-advocacy-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" From owner-freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jun 14 16:36:08 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5E0DA106567C for ; Sat, 14 Jun 2008 16:36:08 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jhs@berklix.org) Received: from flat.berklix.org (flat.berklix.org [83.236.223.115]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E23C68FC19 for ; Sat, 14 Jun 2008 16:36:07 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jhs@berklix.org) Received: from js.berklix.net (p549A5E3A.dip.t-dialin.net [84.154.94.58]) (authenticated bits=0) by flat.berklix.org (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id m5EGa3Xk019584; Sat, 14 Jun 2008 18:36:04 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from jhs@berklix.org) Received: from fire.js.berklix.net (fire.js.berklix.net [192.168.91.41]) by js.berklix.net (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id m5EGZqG9007347; Sat, 14 Jun 2008 18:35:52 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from jhs@berklix.org) Received: from fire.js.berklix.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by fire.js.berklix.net (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id m5EGZQb8000994; Sat, 14 Jun 2008 18:35:31 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from jhs@fire.js.berklix.net) Message-Id: <200806141635.m5EGZQb8000994@fire.js.berklix.net> To: ros From: "Julian Stacey" Organization: http://berklix.com BSD Unix Linux Consultancy, Munich Germany User-agent: EXMH on FreeBSD http://berklix.com/free/ X-URL: http://berklix.com In-reply-to: Your message "Sat, 14 Jun 2008 17:05:56 +0200." <4853DE54.9030104@bebik.net> Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2008 18:35:26 +0200 Sender: jhs@berklix.org Cc: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Subject: Re: This must be in the freeBSD "in the media" ! X-BeenThere: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: FreeBSD Evangelism List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2008 16:36:08 -0000 ros wrote: > Hello everyone, > > I'm really surprised there is no news in the FreeBSD website after the > TooManySecrets post about verio. Ok, the guys works with the 6.x > release, but there's another *good* reason to not talk about it ? Write something & send it in then : man send-pr http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/problem-reports/ category www (though tools www use takes time to learn ) There's also a webmaster@freebsd.org team See also http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/contributors/staff-doc.html News Editor FreeBSD Webmaster mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-www www@freebsd.org In the Press Editor Joseph Koshy Yo'll be almost lost for choice with that lot :-) Julian -- Julian Stacey: BSDUnixLinux C Prog Admin SysEng Consult Munich www.berklix.com Mail just Ascii plain text. HTML & Base64 text are spam.