[arch-general] [arch-dev-public] [draft] pkgstats: contribution was never that easy

[Aaron Griffin]

On Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 7:30 PM, Dan McGee <dpmcgee at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 7:26 PM, Loui Chang <louipc.ist at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Fri, Nov 07, 2008 at 01:23:52AM +0100, Pierre Schmitz wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> here is an announcement draft based on Allan's proposal:
>>>
>>>
>>> Annoying bug you filed not fixed? Waiting on a package to be updated?
>>> If only there was some way you could help out and improve everybody's
>>> favourite Linux distribution... (in case you were wondering, I was
>>> meaning Arch).
>>>
>>> Wait! There is! Just install the pkgstats package, run it as a user and help
>>> the Arch dev's prioritize their efforts. Come on, all the cool kids are doing
>>> it.
>>
>> Wow déja vu. I remember there was something like this called archstats
>> that just silently disappeared into the digital abyss.
>>
>> I'm glad to see it back!
>
> I think you missed the other thread where archstats came up.

Yeah, that thread was on the private list 8)

The simple summary: archstats is way overcomplicated. This script is
like 10 lines long. Way easier.