From owner-freebsd-announce@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Dec 4 14:59:28 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-announce@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8FA2B1A4; Tue, 4 Dec 2012 14:59:28 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gjb@FreeBSD.org) Received: from onyx.glenbarber.us (onyx.glenbarber.us [IPv6:2607:fc50:1000:c200::face]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 620618FC08; Tue, 4 Dec 2012 14:59:28 +0000 (UTC) Received: from glenbarber.us (75-146-225-65-Philadelphia.hfc.comcastbusiness.net [75.146.225.65]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) (Authenticated sender: gjb) by onyx.glenbarber.us (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 01FC323F75B; Tue, 4 Dec 2012 09:59:26 -0500 (EST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=simple/simple; d=freebsd.org; s=dkim; t=1354633167; bh=+d2q6xbqxwG47ndoI46kc+MYhTYvp8G/NVKXntnJ95A=; h=Date:From:To:Subject; b=TDOfVcMW/SUBzcIO3CrFP3yFWyUV4XRdJrgKezhTNAxcXHFWv8kQpqaBqacoLtcNO 82C/p5KOvetdsRe3ZvO3yZYp9saUCfBUyr1debdUBUL4QXlLiTKiUA3ge35gqw2iiS 3JIny5/L36oHiWflFZGWBbC+7jL0vkDCG3Zc0nqE= Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2012 09:59:22 -0500 From: Glen Barber To: freebsd-announce@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20121204145922.GB1450@glenbarber.us> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha256; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="Yylu36WmvOXNoKYn" Content-Disposition: inline X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 10.0-CURRENT amd64 User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) X-Mailman-Approved-At: Tue, 04 Dec 2012 16:45:31 +0000 Subject: [FreeBSD-Announce] The FreeBSD Project is enabling Google Analytics on www.freebsd.org X-BeenThere: freebsd-announce@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: "Project Announcements \[moderated\]" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 04 Dec 2012 14:59:28 -0000 --Yylu36WmvOXNoKYn Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The FreeBSD Project is enabling Google Analytics on www.freebsd.org. Why? =46rom a strictly documentation point of view, it is essential to be able to easily identify user behavior on the FreeBSD.org site. This includes the main Project website, the Handbook, and others article and books. By using Google Analytics, some of the things we can learn (specifically about our documentation) include: - We will be able to identify the most actively visited pages within the site as a whole. This information, especially in documenting an Operating System, is essential in identifying "priority" pages, and can help the Documentation Project prepare such pages before releases. - We will be able to identify length of time users spend on specific pages which, in turn, can help us identify pages that should either a.) have more content added, or b.) have content broken out to make the content less dense, and easier to digest. (Note that this is data we simply cannot get by log-grepping.) - We will be able to identify key search engine keywords, and will be able to better maintain the documentation accordingly. - We will be able to see data on things that are impossible to find out through logs, such as screen resolutions used, to make sure we do not accidentally "break" things from a usability perspective. In the long run, this change ultimately means better documentation. But we can do this on our own, why do we need to send data to a third party? - Doing this on our own means increased infrastructure, increased maintenance, and increased security exposure. - Google already supplies a large number of tools, there isn't a need to duplicate effort. - Google Analytics answers questions that cannot be discerned from just grepping logs. For example, How long do FreeBSD users browse the website; which pages are most likely to bounce users or draw users in; what is the most common screen resolution, which Operating Systems visitors to the website read and which pages specifically? But I don't want Google to know I exist!? It is possible to opt-out by setting the "Do Not Track" flag on your browser. This page covers the major browsers: http://www.techtipsgeek.com/enable-do-not-track-feature-in-web-browsers/155= 84/ A quick Google search can help find solutions for other browsers. In addition, disabling JavaScript will also opt you out. With regards, Glen On behalf of: doceng@ --Yylu36WmvOXNoKYn Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.19 (FreeBSD) iQEcBAEBCAAGBQJQvg/KAAoJEFJPDDeguUajNB8IAIgbJOdghKvg6fvWc8cpw3u/ 2ixHQtQk0xy+N6rIvQjT7Y6TOsfvDooFlwtpJTx882HeuqXCpoOlTsPF3Kqcxauj p5TN/biRXGuUjDjIjXIKAQFkxxoZ6gnSauvcQIxjoWcpiKbvs+jSWcqR72NhV8Me cWVNJ1758iX5HevRbyPllkQVnCu3bvIdrdhKL8Ax8FyrjAQdvd2/fcD95BO9k/ad vXXUcBYZx9ClCr9MP1m8v3sSJDj4W5oUK4EMKKsy4VC/p0hM802mQQDvjlV4hWau 34PzfrpUGQ0whqwgRPFm6j22J2o5gmsOsDE8nbqrSQ0J08BuP9VN15Qoe/BZPeQ= =DaoR -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Yylu36WmvOXNoKYn-- From owner-freebsd-announce@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Dec 4 18:27:18 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-announce@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CAFDAC17 for ; Tue, 4 Dec 2012 18:27:18 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from deb@freebsdfoundation.org) Received: from aslan.scsiguy.com (mail.scsiguy.com [70.89.174.89]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6E8AC8FC08 for ; Tue, 4 Dec 2012 18:27:18 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [192.168.11.3] (c-67-173-236-152.hsd1.co.comcast.net [67.173.236.152]) (authenticated bits=0) by aslan.scsiguy.com (8.14.5/8.14.5) with ESMTP id qB4IRHXr093162 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=AES128-SHA bits=128 verify=NO) for ; Tue, 4 Dec 2012 11:27:17 -0700 (MST) (envelope-from deb@freebsdfoundation.org) From: Deb Goodkin Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2012 11:27:12 -0700 Message-Id: <40A80CD5-847C-490F-A9C0-56FEDB278B71@freebsdfoundation.org> To: freebsd-announce@freebsd.org Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1283) X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1283) X-Greylist: Sender succeeded SMTP AUTH, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.2.7 (aslan.scsiguy.com [70.89.174.89]); Tue, 04 Dec 2012 11:27:18 -0700 (MST) X-Mailman-Approved-At: Tue, 04 Dec 2012 18:27:53 +0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.14 Subject: [FreeBSD-Announce] FreeBSD Foundation's Year-End Fundraising Campaign X-BeenThere: freebsd-announce@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: "Project Announcements \[moderated\]" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 04 Dec 2012 18:27:18 -0000 Dear FreeBSD Community, Your donations have helped make FreeBSD the best OS available! By = investing in The FreeBSD Foundation you have helped us keep FreeBSD a = high-performance, secure, and stable operating system. Thanks to people like you, the FreeBSD Foundation has been proudly = supporting the FreeBSD Project and community for 12 years now. We are = incredibly grateful for all the support we receive from you and so many = individuals and organizations that value FreeBSD. As of this writing we = have raised $250,000 towards our goal of raising $500,000. Would you = consider making a gift to support our work in 2013? Donations can easily be made here: = http://www.freebsdfoundation.org/donate/. This year your donations helped FreeBSD by: o Funding development projects to improve FreeBSD, including: Capsicum = Application Sandboxing, Growing UFS Filesystems Online, the NAND Flash = File System, IPv6 Performance Analysis and Improvements, Distributed = Security Audit Logging, and porting FreeBSD to the Efika ARM platform. o Educating the public and promoting FreeBSD. We produced a = high-quality FreeBSD 9 brochure and visited companies to help facilitate = collaboration efforts with the Project. o Sponsoring BSD conferences and summits in Europe, Japan, Canada, and = the US. o Protecting FreeBSD IP and providing legal support to the Project. o Purchasing hardware to build and improve FreeBSD project = infrastructure. The FreeBSD Foundation is well known for its successful development = projects. Our 2013 plans are even more ambitious and we have recently = hired two full-time technical staff members to help achieve these goals. But are you aware of the tangible benefits derived from our support of = the FreeBSD community? The words from one of our travel grant = recipients, Alberto Mijares, help tell that story: =93Attending EuroBSDCon motivated me so much that I organized a meeting = with my peers just to share my experiences. I gave a talk about IPv6 = and FreeBSD at a local student event. I also want to take the BSD = certification exam at BSDCan and I=92m planning a big BSD event in my = country in 2013 or early 2014.=94 Alberto also recently submitted a PR with a new port for the Ports = Collection and he=92s joining the effort to translate the updated = FreeBSD handbook into Spanish. He also wants to become a BSD = Certification exam facilitator. And there are so many others we support who are a part of the FreeBSD = movement! Stay tuned as we begin our Faces of FreeBSD Campaign. Starting = this month we will be spotlighting different people on our website and = FaceBook page who have received funding to work on development projects, = run conferences, travel to conferences, and advocate for FreeBSD. The = numbers are growing thanks to your support! Donate today to help us continue and increase our support of the FreeBSD = Project and community worldwide! Making a donation is quick and easy. To = make a donation go to: http://www.freebsdfoundation.org/donate/. Thank you for your support! Sincerely, =20 Deb Goodkin Secretary/Treasurer The FreeBSD Foundation=