Re: Package download statistics

[Tim Darby <t+dfbsd@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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On Mon, Jun 3, 2013 at 6:07 AM, John Marino <dragonflybsd@marino.st> wrote:

> On 6/3/2013 14:48, Jeremy C. Reed wrote:
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>> On Sun, 2 Jun 2013, John Marino wrote:
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>

> Theoretically the pkgsrc binary users are "stuck" on a version until a new
> branch is built which normally coincides with a new release.  We'd expect
> to see a flurry of replacements at this time, except that replacing the
> packages doesn't go smoothly.
>
> Just one data point for you, but this is exactly the case for me and
pkgsrc downloads.  I typically wait a long time after a new release to
download pkgsrc binaries, because it can be problematic to upgrade.

Tim

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wrote:</span><br>

</div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><blockquote cla=
ss=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;pa=
dding-left:1ex"><div class=3D"im">On 6/3/2013 14:48, Jeremy C. Reed wrote:<=
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On Sun, 2 Jun 2013, John Marino wrote:</blockquote></div></blockquote><div>=
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Theoretically the pkgsrc binary users are &quot;stuck&quot; on a version un=
til a new branch is built which normally coincides with a new release. =C2=
=A0We&#39;d expect to see a flurry of replacements at this time, except tha=
t replacing the packages doesn&#39;t go smoothly.<br>


<br></blockquote><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:&#39;tre=
buchet ms&#39;,sans-serif;font-size:small">Just one data point for you, but=
 this is exactly the case for me and pkgsrc downloads. =C2=A0I typically wa=
it a long time after a new release to download pkgsrc binaries, because it =
can be problematic to upgrade.</div>

<div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:&#39;trebuchet ms&#39;,sa=
ns-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"f=
ont-family:&#39;trebuchet ms&#39;,sans-serif;font-size:small">Tim</div></di=
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