Debian bug report logs - #1032 Linux Counter Project Info Not Included Package: (base) ; Reported by: grantbow@netcom.com (Grant R. Bowman); 130 days old . ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Bug reassigned from package `base' to `(base)'. Request was from imurdock@debian.org (Ian Murdock) to debian-bugs-request@pixar.com . Full text available. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Message received at debian-bugs: From netcom.com!grantbow Fri Jun 23 05:24:01 1995 Return-Path: Received: from pixar.com by mongo.pixar.com with smtp (Smail3.1.28.1 #15) id m0sP7mD-0005n2C; Fri, 23 Jun 95 05:24 PDT Received: from netcom16.netcom.com by pixar.com with SMTP id AA28269 (5.67b/IDA-1.5 for debian-bugs-pipe@mongo.pixar.com); Fri, 23 Jun 1995 05:22:31 -0700 Received: from DialupEudora by netcom16.netcom.com (8.6.12/Netcom) id FAA04181; Fri, 23 Jun 1995 05:23:01 -0700 X-Sender: grantbow@netcom16.netcom.com Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Fri, 23 Jun 1995 05:22:18 -0700 To: debian-bugs@pixar.com From: grantbow@netcom.com (Grant R. Bowman) Subject: Linux Counter Project Info Not Included Package: base Version: 93R5 I think the first part of the home page for this project provides the best documenation of this I can provide, as it includes the source, and a good description of what's going on. I have also attached the e-mail that is included in the Slackware distribution for reference. I am using Debian 0.93R5 alpha, kernel version 1.2.10 and libc 4.6.27. I have installed ONLY the base system (and a new kernel) for testing purposes. Cheers, -- -- Grant R. Bowman AdvoTech -- Computer and Software Asset Manaagement Register yourself as Linux user

Linux user registration

Harald Tveit Alvestrand in Norway is running a Linux-counter. He is registering the number of Linux users all over the world. Furthermore, he is keeping a couple of statistics of this user group.
When you fill out the one of the forms below and send it to the Linux-counter you can registered yourself as Linux user. You can register personal information, for each machine you want to register, you can send a form and last you can register Linux-using friends who do not have acces to the internet.
When you send a new person registration of yourself the old information about you is automatically overwritten.
After your form is accepted the automatic mail handler of the Linux-counter directly sends you some of the statistics.

Another thing that can be done is to ask the Linux-counter to send you some of the statistics it is keeping.

Have fun with it and thanks for registering,

Harald Tveit Alvestrand, Patrick Reijnen ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Slackware's e-mail that is installed as an e-mail to the root account: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 15 Sep 1994 02:23:39 -0500 Subject: Register with the Linux counter project HELP FOR THE LINUX USAGE COUNTER ================================ This message is intended for you to edit, and send right back to the Linux-counter@uninett.no address. DO NOT USE "REPLY"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Practice has shown that putting the counter in the Reply-To: or From: fields of a message is a GREAT way of causing mail loops, and defending against them is a *lot* of effort. Therefore, this counter does not do it) There are two ways of registering: Simple and complex. For the SIMPLE method, simply send a message with the subject line being one of: I use Linux at home I use Linux at work I use Linux at school I do not use Linux You can also do combinations, like "I use Linux at home and at work". The counter will attempt to guess your country of origin, and count you accordingly. Information about you will not be made public. Complex registration -------------------- The complex features of the counter are accessed by using commands. A command looks like (for instance) //MACHINE, and starts in the left column. You can register MACHINES, FRIENDS and data about YOURSELF (PERSON). Below is listed an example of each of the sections, with comments that aid you in filling them out correctly. Only use the FRIENDS section if it is unlikely that the people will register themselves! When the templates are accepted by the daemon, they will be added to the database. Data will be added even if it is not parsed properly. They may be thrown out in later duplicate elimination, or you may receive a query from me regarding the validity of the data, but otherwise, they will be counted. You can get a report from the counter by specifying the command //REPORT The following reports are available: short - The standard listing of Linux usage, including per-country data machines - Statistics on registered Linux machines persons - Persons who use Linux, sorted by country, and some statistics All these reports are also available by anonymous FTP to aun.uninett.no, directory pub/misc/linux-counter. The counter also understands //HELP. When you use a command, the subject line of the message is *not* recorded in the counter. Good luck! Harald Tveit Alvestrand //FRIEND # Your Linux-using friends, in the pattern # E-mail address: place of usage # For people without E-mail address, use # ?Givenname.Surname@geographical.area.country # like ?Joe.Smith@london.gb or ?bill.gates@newyork.ny.us //MACHINE # Fill in one such section per machine that runs Linux accounts: # Number of accounts in /etc/passwd, not counting root and so on country: # ISO 3166 two-letter country code cpu: # The pattern is MakerNumberBus/Speed, for example # Cx386, amd486, 386DX/33, 586SX/16 disk: # Number of MBytes of disk installed - number only distribution: # Slackware, SLS, LGX, TAMU, MCC, Debian, OTHER or DIY (do-it-yourself) with optional version number memory: # Number of MBytes of memory installed - number only name: # DNS or UUCP name of machine if it has one # If no unique network name is available, use ?machinename@geo.area.country network: # Type of network - SLIP, Ethernet, Term, PPP, AX.25 or none source: # Where you fetch Linux. FTP, BBS, Floppy/Friend, Floppy/, # CD/Yggdrasil, CD/Morse, CD/Snow, Tape/Friend, Tape/, # NFS, AFS, HD/friend... users: # Number of persons who use this machine regularly //PERSON # This is about yourself, the sender of this message country: # ISO 3166 two-letter country code of where you live email: # Your E-mail address may-publish: # YES if you agree that information about you can be published # If not given, nothing but statistical information will be published name: # Your name started: # Month and year you started using Linux, like "nov 93" usage: # The place where you use Linux. Home, school, work or combinations of these //END The END command is only required if you have a mailer that adds stuff below the last line of the message. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Acknowledgement sent to grantbow@netcom.com (Grant R. Bowman) : New bug report received and forwarded. Full text available. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Report forwarded to debian-devel@pixar.com : Bug#1032 ; Package base . Full text available. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ian Jackson / iwj10@thor.cam.ac.uk , with the debian-bugs tracking mechanism This page last modified 07:43:01 GMT Wed 01 Nov