Hi,
On Wed, Nov 21, 2007 at 10:57:47PM +0900, Charles Plessy wrote: > Le Wed, Nov 21, 2007 at 05:29:04AM -0800, Rudi Cilibrasi a écrit : > > We would need: > > > > 1) The total number of machines, M, using popcon. > > 2) A count of machines that have package i installed F(i) for all packages i > > 3) A count of machines that have both package i and j installed F(i,j) > > for all packages i, j > > >From reading popcon.debian.org, I have the impression that one has to be > DD to access the full database. I am also very interested in mining > popcon, especially because it may involve similar tools as what my > research is needing those days. Shall we enquire wether recommendation > plus GPG-signing of a non-disclosure agreement would allow us to access > the data? But maybe before this, we should read what is promised to the > participants of popcon. If it is written "DD only", whatever the > goodwill of the popcon admins, we can not ask… (And were I popcon > developper, this is the kind of thing I would promise to the > participants.). In case you're not aware of the discussion starting here: http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2007/05/msg00105.html Summary: The problem with public stats of special interest packages and architectures is that they _might_ disclose _who_ is using the packages. I'm not sure if the above cited concerns also fully apply here, though. Cheers, Michael -- GPG key: 1024D/3144BE0F Michael Hanke http://apsy.gse.uni-magdeburg.de/hanke ICQ: 48230050 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
