From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu May 6 01:29:33 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7BC75106567A for ; Thu, 6 May 2010 01:29:33 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from fbsd1@a1poweruser.com) Received: from mail-03.name-services.com (mail-03.name-services.com [69.64.155.195]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 64DC68FC1B for ; Thu, 6 May 2010 01:29:33 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [10.0.10.3] ([202.69.173.106]) by mail-03.name-services.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Wed, 5 May 2010 18:29:32 -0700 Message-ID: <4BE21B75.80308@a1poweruser.com> Date: Thu, 06 May 2010 09:29:25 +0800 From: Fbsd1 User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.17 (Windows/20080914) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "Marc G. Fournier" References: <4BE03042.5010806@ipv6canada.com> <4BE0A341.1010207@a1poweruser.com> <4BE0E8B1.3000802@a1poweruser.com> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-OriginalArrivalTime: 06 May 2010 01:29:32.0461 (UTC) FILETIME=[944D3DD0:01CAECBB] X-Sender: fbsd1@a1poweruser.com Cc: "questions@freebsd.org" Subject: BSDstats website displaying data incorrectly X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 06 May 2010 01:29:33 -0000 Why does this page show PCBSD has count of 387 http://www.bsdstats.org/bt/home.html?os= And this page shows PCBSD has count of 1307 http://www.bsdstats.org/bt/home.html?os=PC-BSD Why is this? I would think both should show the same value, or you better add explanation to the web page why the count is different. And that little selection box on the home page should have some explanation of its function. Just sticking it there on the right side of the page above the titles hoping someone will fall into it is not user friendly. What is going on with the "release stats"? What are you showing there? Is that just for Freebsd? If so then the count is incorrect. This should be showing the count for each release under each operating system. IE. what release are in use for freebsd, netbsd, openbsd ect. Website also needs explanation of the time frame being reported. Are the values shows as of the the first day of the current month? In general the website does not explain much of anything about what is being shown. Put a lot more text describing the overall process and the reporting cycle. Also think some kind of operating system monthly growth chart over time is needed. Say going back 3 years to current. The current website is way to passive in the way things are worded. Try to inspire people to show their loyalty, allegiance, and devotion by running the bsdstats client to anonymously report their usage to the benefit of everyone. Developers donate large amounts of their personal free time working on the operating systems, the least the users can do is fulfill their obligation to demonstrate their gratitude to the developers by running bsdstats. Emphasize the reporting is anonymously. Website needs to promote it self more. Get on the home page of all the different BSD systems. Try to become a default part of the BSD systems basic release. Like PCbsd does. Not option to go get it and turn it on, but all ready there with option to turn off if desired. This is only self promotion of the individual operating systems and should be something they should be interested in doing.