Stand up and be counted - BSDStats Project

Antony Mawer fbsd-questions at mawer.org
Fri Aug 4 01:35:34 UTC 2006


On 4/08/2006 10:38 AM, Tamouh H. wrote:
>> I've been doing some thinking on it this afternoon, and think 
>> I've figured out about the simpliest way of doing it ... it 
>> still doesn't deal with "fakers" and such, but, IMHO, I don't 
>> think that that is a *huge* problem that needs to be 
>> addressed ... some might do it for a lark, but, overall, it 
>> just sounds like something that is "more worth then its 
>> worth", so over time, it should eventually balance out ...
>>
> 
> Excellent idea, and will be one of first to register! I don't believe at first it is that important to ensure no fake entries, it is more crucial to get this project started at first then deal with the more troublesome details.

The best approach is probably to start out with a v1 as an experiment - 
get interested parties involved, start testing, evaluate your results, 
modify as necessary...

... once you have something that's been proven on a smaller scale, you 
can look to expand the scope and get more wide-spread usage.

-Antony


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