Due to the inexorable passage of time, this is now just hours away! > On Sep 4, 2024, at 3:53 PM, Russell Senior <[email protected]> wrote: > > This is tomorrow evening! > > On 8/29/24 20:25, Russell Senior wrote: >> Who: Ben Koenig >> What: Linux Changelogs - quantifying package updates for Linux distributions >> Where: 5500 SW Dosch Rd, Portland >> When: Thursday, September 5, 2024 at 7 PM >> Why: The pursuit of technology freedom >> >> http://calagator.org/events/1250481105 >> >> Ben's description: >> >> Ever wondered how many package updates were released for your >> favorite distro in the past month? Or how many times you have had to >> upgrade Firefox? >> >> The Linux Changelog Project is an attempt to present statistics for >> the development and maintenance of Linux Distributions based on publicly >> available changelog data. By creating a distro-agnostic view of all >> changelog updates for a given project, we can see how the size and >> activity of a given distribution compares to its peers. At the moment >> only Fedora and Slackware are supported, but over time more >> distributions will be added. The end goal is to provide a web interface >> that will allow people to search for and browse the millions of package >> updates across all major Linux distributions. >> >> As someone who is largely self-taught in the world of GNU/Linux, >> projects like this are how I learn about the Linux ecosystem and >> practice skills that I apply to my career in IT support. While my >> experience goes all the way back to the dark days of HAL I'm still >> surprised by what I find hiding in the various corners of the Linux >> world. Working with the changelog formats of different distributions has >> challenged hat I thought I knew, and I hope other users (new and old) >> will find it interesting as well. >> >> > -- > Russell Senior > PLUG Volunteer > [email protected]
— Russell Senior PLUG Volunteer [email protected]
