We use the following scripts -

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js - used on homepage to display tweets
https://static.addtoany.com/menu/page.js - used on events page for social
media sharing
https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js

I also did a global search on the Ignite website, but didn't find anything
for googleads or doubleclick.

-Prachi


On Fri, Sep 29, 2017 at 11:03 AM, Denis Magda <dma...@gridgain.com> wrote:

> That’s definitely worthwhile checking. Prachi, as the one who embedded the
> screencast, would you check the theory?
>
> —
> Denis
>
> On Sep 28, 2017, at 11:50 PM, Alexey Kuznetsov <akuznet...@apache.org>
> wrote:
>
> Cos, Denis.
>
> I think it is because we have embedded videos (on YouTube).
> Mauricio or Denis, please check my idea.
>
> On Fri, Sep 29, 2017 at 8:02 AM, Konstantin Boudnik <c...@apache.org>
> wrote:
>
>> Sorry guys - I neglected the fact that our lists don't permit
>> attachments. I have put the screenshot to an external server [1]
>>
>> [1] https://imgur.com/a/p9FJ9
>>
>> Thank you!
>> --
>>   With regards,
>> Konstantin (Cos) Boudnik
>> 2CAC 8312 4870 D885 8616  6115 220F 6980 1F27 E622
>>
>> Disclaimer: Opinions expressed in this email are those of the author,
>> and do not necessarily represent the views of any company the author
>> might be affiliated with at the moment of writing.
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Sep 28, 2017 at 1:37 PM, Denis Magda <dma...@apache.org> wrote:
>> > Cos,
>> >
>> > The screenshot was not attached. Could you share it some other way
>> (google drive, etc.)? I’ve never seen any commercial on the site.
>> >
>> > —
>> > Denis
>> >
>> >> On Sep 28, 2017, at 7:23 AM, Konstantin Boudnik <c...@apache.org>
>> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> I don't see an issue with node version either.
>> >>
>> >> Just one more, and it might be slightly irrelevant, issue though... I
>> looked at the Ignite's site and found the following ads and trackers (that
>> are indeed getting disabled by my browser).
>> >> Why are googleads or doubleclick are permitted?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Thanks,
>> >>   Cos
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >>   With regards,
>> >> Konstantin (Cos) Boudnik
>> >> 2CAC 8312 4870 D885 8616  6115 220F 6980 1F27 E622
>> >>
>> >> Disclaimer: Opinions expressed in this email are those of the author,
>> and do not necessarily represent the views of any company the author might
>> be affiliated with at the moment of writing.
>> >>
>> >> On Tue, Sep 26, 2017 at 3:21 PM, Dmitriy Setrakyan <
>> dsetrak...@apache.org <mailto:dsetrak...@apache.org>> wrote:
>> >> On Tue, Sep 26, 2017 at 6:20 AM, Vladimir Ozerov <voze...@gridgain.com
>> <mailto:voze...@gridgain.com>>
>> >> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > Folks,
>> >> >
>> >> > Can we add version of current node to web request? This way we will
>> better
>> >> > understand version distribution, what might help us with certain API
>> >> > update/deprecate decisions
>> >> > E.g. http://ignite.apache.org/latest.cgi&ver=2.2.0 <
>> http://ignite.apache.org/latest.cgi&ver=2.2.0>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Vladimir, I personally do not see a problem with that, as sending the
>> >> current version to the update checker seems very innocent to me. At the
>> >> same time, it will allow us to examine the usage of each release and
>> make
>> >> decisions about dropping backward compatibility or spotting bugs for a
>> >> certain release.
>> >>
>> >> Cos, Raul, any thoughts?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > Vladimir.
>> >> >
>> >> > On Fri, Sep 8, 2017 at 7:06 AM, Dmitriy Setrakyan <
>> dsetrak...@apache.org <mailto:dsetrak...@apache.org>>
>> >> > wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> > > I think it is safe to assume at this point that everyone is in
>> general
>> >> > > agreement, since there are no active objections.
>> >> > >
>> >> > > I have filed a ticket for the 2.3 release. Let's try to make it
>> happen:
>> >> > > https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/IGNITE-6305 <
>> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/IGNITE-6305>
>> >> > >
>> >> > > D.
>> >> > >
>> >> > > On Sat, Aug 26, 2017 at 3:06 PM, Dmitriy Setrakyan <
>> >> > dsetrak...@apache.org <mailto:dsetrak...@apache.org>>
>> >> > > wrote:
>> >> > >
>> >> > > >
>> >> > > >
>> >> > > > On Sat, Aug 26, 2017 at 3:22 AM, Raúl Kripalani <
>> raul....@evosent.com <mailto:raul....@evosent.com>>
>> >> > > > wrote:
>> >> > > >
>> >> > > >> Yeah, I guess that's doable as well and requires less management
>> >> > effort
>> >> > > >> than my suggestion. We could use events [1] to store payload
>> data
>> >> > (e.g.
>> >> > > >> IP,
>> >> > > >> version, etc.)
>> >> > > >
>> >> > > >
>> >> > > > Yes, we could use events or some other similar API provided by
>> GA.
>> >> > > >
>> >> > > >
>> >> > > >> What the download page CGI developed in? PHP?
>> >> > > >>
>> >> > > >
>> >> > > > To be honest, no clue. I guess someone in the community can
>> figure it
>> >> > > out:
>> >> > > > https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/ignite/site/trunk/download.html
>> <https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/ignite/site/trunk/download.html>
>> >> > > >
>> >> > > >
>> >> > > >> However, I'm not sure whether storing this data in a 3rd party
>> >> > (Google)
>> >> > > is
>> >> > > >> compliant with the ASF policy. I guess it's no biggie, but if
>> there's
>> >> > > >> doubt
>> >> > > >> in the PMC, it's better to ask legal@.
>> >> > > >
>> >> > > >
>> >> > > > I am not sure there is anything to ask about. The whole Ignite
>> website
>> >> > is
>> >> > > > GA enabled, and all we are doing is accessing a standard web
>> page from
>> >> > > the
>> >> > > > Ignite web site. The information gathered from GA is available
>> only to
>> >> > > the
>> >> > > > Ignite PMC. Frankly, I think legal@ will be very confused by
>> this
>> >> > > > question.
>> >> > > >
>> >> > > > Even ASF website itself uses GA: https://www.apache.org/ <
>> https://www.apache.org/>
>> >> > > > foundation/policies/privacy.html
>> >> > > >
>> >> > > >
>> >> > > >> I think Cos said it's OK; maybe Roman can pitch in.
>> >> > > >>
>> >> > > >
>> >> > > >  Sure, would be nice to hear from Roman as well.
>> >> > > >
>> >> > > >
>> >> > > >> Cheers.
>> >> > > >>
>> >> > > >> [1]
>> >> > > >> https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection <
>> https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection>
>> >> > > >> /analyticsjs/events
>> >> > > >>
>> >> > > >> On Sat, Aug 26, 2017 at 12:23 AM, Dmitriy Setrakyan <
>> >> > > >> dsetrak...@apache.org <mailto:dsetrak...@apache.org>>
>> >> > > >> wrote:
>> >> > > >>
>> >> > > >> > Raul,
>> >> > > >> >
>> >> > > >> > Could point about Javascript, it will not work because it
>> executes
>> >> > in
>> >> > > >> the
>> >> > > >> > browser. This means we need a server-side script, like CGI we
>> are
>> >> > > using
>> >> > > >> on
>> >> > > >> > our download page.
>> >> > > >> >
>> >> > > >> > How about this approach. We create something like
>> ignite-version.cgi
>> >> > > >> script
>> >> > > >> > which will invoke a call to GA and then return the latest
>> version.
>> >> > > >> >
>> >> > > >> > This should work, right?
>> >> > > >> >
>> >> > > >> > D.
>> >> > > >> >
>> >> > > >> > On Fri, Aug 25, 2017 at 2:42 PM, Raúl Kripalani <
>> >> > raul....@evosent.com <mailto:raul....@evosent.com>
>> >> > > >
>> >> > > >> > wrote:
>> >> > > >> >
>> >> > > >> > > Hey Dmitriy and all
>> >> > > >> > >
>> >> > > >> > > Also, since we have GA enabled for the website, we can
>> track how
>> >> > > many
>> >> > > >> > times
>> >> > > >> > > > this page was accessed, which will be equal to the number
>> of
>> >> > > starts.
>> >> > > >> > This
>> >> > > >> > > > way, the counter information is tracked and monitored by
>> the
>> >> > > Ignite
>> >> > > >> > PMC.
>> >> > > >> > >
>> >> > > >> > >
>> >> > > >> > > Unfortunately this won't work because GA is loaded via
>> Javascript
>> >> > on
>> >> > > >> the
>> >> > > >> > > browser, so Google will never receive the page hit.
>> >> > > >> > >
>> >> > > >> > > Given the constraints, the most viable solution is an HTTPS
>> >> > endpoint
>> >> > > >> > > running on ASF infra that Ignite invokes via a GET or POST
>> >> > request.
>> >> > > >> The
>> >> > > >> > > simplest thing is to write each request in a log file,
>> along with
>> >> > > the
>> >> > > >> > > timestamp, the version reported by the client, maybe the IP
>> (not
>> >> > > sure
>> >> > > >> > about
>> >> > > >> > > the ASF rules about this concerning privacy, I guess it's
>> OK if
>> >> > you
>> >> > > >> make
>> >> > > >> > it
>> >> > > >> > > an opt-in) and a unique node identifier, i.e. a UUID the
>> node
>> >> > > creates
>> >> > > >> on
>> >> > > >> > > first startup or something.
>> >> > > >> > >
>> >> > > >> > > This endpoint would need some basic DDoS protection and
>> >> > blacklisting
>> >> > > >> to
>> >> > > >> > > prevent data spoofing.
>> >> > > >> > >
>> >> > > >> > > If we'll be implementing this endpoint anyway, then there's
>> no
>> >> > point
>> >> > > >> > > placing another file on Git or elsewhere for reporting the
>> latest
>> >> > > >> > versions:
>> >> > > >> > > the endpoint itself can return them.
>> >> > > >> > >
>> >> > > >> > > WDYT?
>> >> > > >> > >
>> >> > > >> > > Cheers.
>> >> > > >> > >
>> >> > > >> > > On Fri, Aug 25, 2017 at 9:56 PM, Dmitriy Setrakyan <
>> >> > > >> > dsetrak...@apache.org <mailto:dsetrak...@apache.org>>
>> >> > > >> > > wrote:
>> >> > > >> > >
>> >> > > >> > > > Cos, Raul,
>> >> > > >> > > >
>> >> > > >> > > > Thanks for the feedback. I completely agree about Maven
>> Central
>> >> > > >> being a
>> >> > > >> > > 3rd
>> >> > > >> > > > party repo (did not think about that initially). All your
>> >> > > >> suggestions
>> >> > > >> > > make
>> >> > > >> > > > sense, but I would like to keep it as simple as possible,
>> and so
>> >> > > far
>> >> > > >> > > > everything suggested required GIT dependencies and extra
>> work.
>> >> > > >> > > >
>> >> > > >> > > > How about Yakov's suggestion. We simply add a page to the
>> Ignite
>> >> > > >> > website
>> >> > > >> > > > which will have only the latest version. Every time a node
>> >> > starts,
>> >> > > >> it
>> >> > > >> > > > receives the latest version from the page and suggests
>> that
>> >> > users
>> >> > > >> > upgrade
>> >> > > >> > > > if needed.
>> >> > > >> > > >
>> >> > > >> > > > Also, since we have GA enabled for the website, we can
>> track how
>> >> > > >> many
>> >> > > >> > > times
>> >> > > >> > > > this page was accessed, which will be equal to the number
>> of
>> >> > > starts.
>> >> > > >> > This
>> >> > > >> > > > way, the counter information is tracked and monitored by
>> the
>> >> > > Ignite
>> >> > > >> > PMC.
>> >> > > >> > > >
>> >> > > >> > > > This approach looks pretty innocent to me and everything
>> is kept
>> >> > > and
>> >> > > >> > > > managed within Apache.
>> >> > > >> > > >
>> >> > > >> > > > Thoughts?
>> >> > > >> > > >
>> >> > > >> > > > D.
>> >> > > >> > > >
>> >> > > >> > > >
>> >> > > >> > > > On Fri, Aug 25, 2017 at 11:29 AM, Konstantin Boudnik <
>> >> > > >> c...@apache.org <mailto:c...@apache.org>>
>> >> > > >> > > > wrote:
>> >> > > >> > > >
>> >> > > >> > > > > I agree with Raul.
>> >> > > >> > > > > - providing a ping-back address to a 3rd party might be
>> frown
>> >> > > >> upon by
>> >> > > >> > > > some.
>> >> > > >> > > > >   And might have a consequences like stats collection
>> about
>> >> > > users'
>> >> > > >> > > > >   infrastructure.
>> >> > > >> > > > > - checking an ASF git-repo is easy and won't download
>> any
>> >> > binary
>> >> > > >> > data:
>> >> > > >> > > > >   everything is clear text and could be easily
>> monitored by
>> >> > any
>> >> > > of
>> >> > > >> > the
>> >> > > >> > > > > network
>> >> > > >> > > > >   diagnostic tools, shall it be required. But it
>> involves a
>> >> > bit
>> >> > > of
>> >> > > >> > the
>> >> > > >> > > > > release
>> >> > > >> > > > >   discipline.
>> >> > > >> > > > > - the binary data download in the runtime is my main
>> concern.
>> >> > > >> This is
>> >> > > >> > > the
>> >> > > >> > > > >   vector of MMA. What if someone gains the control over
>> the
>> >> > > >> > repository
>> >> > > >> > > > and
>> >> > > >> > > > >   replaces the file with some malicious content.
>> >> > > >> > > > >
>> >> > > >> > > > > As for the particular mechanism: IIRC Ignite used to
>> make a
>> >> > call
>> >> > > >> to
>> >> > > >> > an
>> >> > > >> > > > > external script to check upon the atest software version
>> >> > > available
>> >> > > >> > for
>> >> > > >> > > > > download. In the past, the endpoint was running on a
>> 3rd party
>> >> > > >> > server,
>> >> > > >> > > I
>> >> > > >> > > > > believe the best way would be to put this script on ASF
>> infra
>> >> > > and
>> >> > > >> > have
>> >> > > >> > > > the
>> >> > > >> > > > > "update checker" running in a completely controlled
>> >> > environment.
>> >> > > >> > > > Actually,
>> >> > > >> > > > > I
>> >> > > >> > > > > recall we had this very discussion during the
>> Incubation; I
>> >> > can
>> >> > > >> > > probably
>> >> > > >> > > > > dig
>> >> > > >> > > > > out the corresponding thread.
>> >> > > >> > > > >
>> >> > > >> > > > > Thoughts?
>> >> > > >> > > > >   Cok
>> >> > > >> > > > >
>> >> > > >> > > > > On Fri, Aug 25, 2017 at 10:41AM, Raul Kripalani wrote:
>> >> > > >> > > > > > Hey guys
>> >> > > >> > > > > >
>> >> > > >> > > > > > In my opinion, maven.org <http://maven.org/> is
>> still owned by a third party
>> >> > > >> > (Sonatype).
>> >> > > >> > > > We
>> >> > > >> > > > > > don't know what kind of data analysis or intelligence
>> >> > > extraction
>> >> > > >> > they
>> >> > > >> > > > > run.
>> >> > > >> > > > > >
>> >> > > >> > > > > > If Ignite servers all over the world were hitting
>> maven.org <http://maven.org/>
>> >> > > >> > > > periodically
>> >> > > >> > > > > > asking for an Ignite Maven artifact, it gives
>> Sonatype a
>> >> > clear
>> >> > > >> > > > indication
>> >> > > >> > > > > > of who is running an Ignite server.
>> >> > > >> > > > > >
>> >> > > >> > > > > > They could reverse lookup the IP address and find out
>> what
>> >> > > >> > > corporation
>> >> > > >> > > > it
>> >> > > >> > > > > > is.
>> >> > > >> > > > > >
>> >> > > >> > > > > > How about having Ignite check the ASF Git directly?
>> >> > > >> > > > > >
>> >> > > >> > > > > > We could use the Git ssh API, but that would require
>> a new
>> >> > > >> > > dependency,
>> >> > > >> > > > > > which I advise against.
>> >> > > >> > > > > >
>> >> > > >> > > > > > Alternatively, we could have it scrape this HTML for
>> new Git
>> >> > > >> tags:
>> >> > > >> > > > > > https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf?p=ignite.git
>> <https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf?p=ignite.git>
>> >> > > >> > > > > >
>> >> > > >> > > > > > Another option is to place a txt file in the root of
>> the
>> >> > > master
>> >> > > >> > > branch
>> >> > > >> > > > > (e.g
>> >> > > >> > > > > > LATEST), containing a list of the latest GA versions
>> for
>> >> > each
>> >> > > >> major
>> >> > > >> > > > > version
>> >> > > >> > > > > > line (1.x, 2.x).
>> >> > > >> > > > > >
>> >> > > >> > > > > > I would advocate this last option, but it requires
>> somebody
>> >> > > >> > > remembering
>> >> > > >> > > > > to
>> >> > > >> > > > > > update the file with every release, unless we
>> automate it
>> >> > > with a
>> >> > > >> > > Maven
>> >> > > >> > > > > > plugin.
>> >> > > >> > > > > >
>> >> > > >> > > > > > Hope that helps!
>> >> > > >> > > > > >
>> >> > > >> > > > > >
>> >> > > >> > > > > > On 24 Aug 2017 19:37, "Denis Magda" <
>> dma...@apache.org <mailto:dma...@apache.org>>
>> >> > > wrote:
>> >> > > >> > > > > >
>> >> > > >> > > > > > I see nothing wrong with this approach.
>> >> > > >> > > > > >
>> >> > > >> > > > > > Cos, Roman, Raul, as Apache veterans, what do you
>> think? Is
>> >> > it
>> >> > > >> good
>> >> > > >> > > to
>> >> > > >> > > > > go?
>> >> > > >> > > > > >
>> >> > > >> > > > > > —
>> >> > > >> > > > > > Denis
>> >> > > >> > > > > >
>> >> > > >> > > > > > > On Aug 23, 2017, at 11:17 PM, Dmitriy Setrakyan <
>> >> > > >> > > > dsetrak...@apache.org <mailto:dsetrak...@apache.org>
>> >> > > >> > > > > >
>> >> > > >> > > > > > wrote:
>> >> > > >> > > > > > >
>> >> > > >> > > > > > > Is everyone OK with this approach? Should I file a
>> ticket
>> >> > on
>> >> > > >> it?
>> >> > > >> > > > > > >
>> >> > > >> > > > > > > On Mon, Aug 21, 2017 at 2:07 PM, Dmitriy Setrakyan <
>> >> > > >> > > > > dsetrak...@apache.org <mailto:dsetrak...@apache.org>>
>> >> > > >> > > > > > > wrote:
>> >> > > >> > > > > > >
>> >> > > >> > > > > > >> Igniters,
>> >> > > >> > > > > > >>
>> >> > > >> > > > > > >> There has been lots of talk of proposals about
>> various
>> >> > > usage
>> >> > > >> > > metrics
>> >> > > >> > > > > for
>> >> > > >> > > > > > >> Ignite and nothing came of it. I would like to
>> resurrect
>> >> > > the
>> >> > > >> > topic
>> >> > > >> > > > and
>> >> > > >> > > > > > >> propose something very simple and non-intrusive.
>> >> > > >> > > > > > >>
>> >> > > >> > > > > > >> 1. Update Checker
>> >> > > >> > > > > > >> The main purpose of the update checker is not to
>> collect
>> >> > > >> > metrics,
>> >> > > >> > > > but
>> >> > > >> > > > > to
>> >> > > >> > > > > > >> notify users about a new version of Ignite by
>> accessing
>> >> > > >> > maven.org <http://maven.org/>
>> >> > > >> > > > and
>> >> > > >> > > > > > >> getting the version out of the metadata file:
>> >> > > >> > > > > > >> http://repo2.maven.org/maven2/ <
>> http://repo2.maven.org/maven2/>
>> >> > > org/apache/ignite/ignite-core/
>> >> > > >> > > > > > >> maven-metadata.xml
>> >> > > >> > > > > > >>
>> >> > > >> > > > > > >> This way we do not send any information anywhere
>> and, at
>> >> > > the
>> >> > > >> > same
>> >> > > >> > > > > time,
>> >> > > >> > > > > > >> urge our users to download and start using the
>> latest
>> >> > > >> version of
>> >> > > >> > > > > Ignite.
>> >> > > >> > > > > > >>
>> >> > > >> > > > > > >> 2. Startup Counter
>> >> > > >> > > > > > >> This piece is optional, but we can also get an
>> insight in
>> >> > > how
>> >> > > >> > many
>> >> > > >> > > > > times
>> >> > > >> > > > > > a
>> >> > > >> > > > > > >> certain Ignite release gets started. This is just
>> a cool
>> >> > > >> metric
>> >> > > >> > > for
>> >> > > >> > > > > the
>> >> > > >> > > > > > >> community to gauge the project popularity. You can
>> think
>> >> > of
>> >> > > >> it
>> >> > > >> > as
>> >> > > >> > > > of a
>> >> > > >> > > > > > page
>> >> > > >> > > > > > >> visit counter shown on many websites. We can even
>> decide
>> >> > to
>> >> > > >> > > display
>> >> > > >> > > > > this
>> >> > > >> > > > > > >> counter on the Ignite website as well.
>> >> > > >> > > > > > >>
>> >> > > >> > > > > > >> To do this, we can simply add a JAR in maven for
>> every
>> >> > > >> release,
>> >> > > >> > > e.g.
>> >> > > >> > > > > > >> ignite-start-counter.jar, which will contain only
>> 1 byte.
>> >> > > >> Every
>> >> > > >> > > time
>> >> > > >> > > > > an
>> >> > > >> > > > > > >> Ignite node starts, it will download this JAR in
>> the
>> >> > > >> background.
>> >> > > >> > > > Then
>> >> > > >> > > > > we
>> >> > > >> > > > > > >> will be able to view the number of the total
>> downloads
>> >> > for
>> >> > > >> this
>> >> > > >> > > JAR
>> >> > > >> > > > in
>> >> > > >> > > > > > >> Maven Central, which is essentially the number of
>> starts
>> >> > of
>> >> > > >> > Ignite
>> >> > > >> > > > > nodes.
>> >> > > >> > > > > > >>
>> >> > > >> > > > > > >> *Note that neither of the above suggestions require
>> >> > Ignite
>> >> > > to
>> >> > > >> > send
>> >> > > >> > > > or
>> >> > > >> > > > > > >> track any user information whatsoever.*
>> >> > > >> > > > > > >>
>> >> > > >> > > > > > >> Please reply suggesting weather you are OK with
>> this
>> >> > > >> approach.
>> >> > > >> > > > > > >>
>> >> > > >> > > > > > >> D.
>> >> > > >> > > > > > >>
>> >> > > >> > > > >
>> >> > > >> > > > >
>> >> > > >> > > >
>> >> > > >> > >
>> >> > > >> >
>> >> > > >>
>> >> > > >
>> >> > > >
>> >> > >
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >
>>
>
>
>
> --
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