Arthur Pemberton wrote: > Why not go the more traditional, and transparent route? A registration > page/app. > > Have a Python app (both CLI and GUI) and have it run as part of first > boot, and have it always available. Have it generate an extremely > random number (on the other of 16^32). Then give the user the option > to register with Fedora, distrowatch, Linux User Counter, or any > combination, or just dismiss it totally. > > What is the flaw in that stradegy? > > I'm all for getting metrics, but why such a complicated solution? I think that's the plan for FC7. The Powers That Be wanted something simple for FC6 well after feature freeze and with only a week or so until planned release. Hope this helps, James. -- E-mail: james@ | "I don't think so," said René Descartes. Just then, he aprilcottage.co.uk | vanished.
