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Date:      Thu, 06 May 2010 09:29:25 +0800
From:      Fbsd1 <fbsd1@a1poweruser.com>
To:        "Marc G. Fournier" <scrappy@hub.org>
Cc:        "questions@freebsd.org" <questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   BSDstats website displaying data incorrectly
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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.





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