On Sun, Jun 28, 2015 at 9:33 AM, Andrea Pescetti <pesce...@apache.org> wrote:
> > Note: as discussed several times on this list, replacing this with a link > to the SourceForge statistics is wrong, since the scripts do the right > thing in terms of accounting for all downloads and reducing duplicates > (SourceForge statistics are precise, but we don't want to consider, for > example, a language pack as if it was a full download). > While it's great to have more accurate stats, if creating them requires regular manual intervention there is a great risk of them getting out of date as they are now; rule one of metrics is to ensure they are integrated with the workflow and not a stand-alone task. Perhaps changing the page to document the issues with the SourceForge stats before linking to them would be a good replacement? Accurate stats that need interpretation are better than inaccurate stats... S.
