Re: counting usage, not downloads

2008-07-06 Thread Eric Wilhelm
# from Andy Lester # on Sunday 06 July 2008 10:33: >FWIW, my line of thinking has nothing to do with how many people are   >downloading or installing a module as an indicator of quality. Note that I said "usage" -- not downloads, not installations. I do not suggest counting downloads (and we can

Re: counting usage, not downloads

2008-07-06 Thread Andy Lester
On Jul 6, 2008, at 11:34 AM, Eric Wilhelm wrote: How would that be more useful that counting how much actual code actually loads the module? FWIW, my line of thinking has nothing to do with how many people are downloading or installing a module as an indicator of quality. I'm far more i

Re: counting usage, not downloads

2008-07-06 Thread Todd Rinaldo
I don't really mean to stir the pot, because I mostly believe download counts are useless Even so, I would point out that "possibly" slightly more useful would be install counts. However this would require that we configure CPAN reporter to be able to submit install reports (success/failure) v

Re: counting usage, not downloads

2008-07-06 Thread Eric Wilhelm
# from Todd Rinaldo # on Sunday 06 July 2008 06:41: >Even so, I would point out that "possibly" slightly more useful would >be install counts. How would that be more useful that counting how much actual code actually loads the module? --Eric -- So malloc calls a timeout and starts rummaging ar