[Mapserver-users] how many mapserver users are over the world?

[Paul Ramsey]

Always the great unknown. Open source software is downloaded and used 
alot of the time by people who never join the lists. So lists are only a 
pale reflection of overall useage.

It would be nice if mapserver had a 'phone-home' that hit a particular 
URL at UMN once and reported back it's version number and IP address. 
Then UMN could compile statistics about real mapserver usage, in terms 
of version deployed, and general location deployed (using some of the 
simple IP->location databases). It could be disabled with a 
--disabe-phonehome compile option for those who are shy, and would only 
do it once (dropping a file into tmp perhaps to indicate it has been done?).

A dream, I know, but it is sad that we do not know the true size of our 
user community.

I have often thought that

Eduardo Patto Kanegae wrote:

> the mapserver site is ok.
> 
> but does anyone know this number? how many are on list?
> 
> Eduardo
> 
> On Tue, 15 Jun 2004 08:50:56 -0700, Tyler Mitchell <tjmitchell at riverside.bc.ca> escreveu:
> 
> 
>>De: Tyler Mitchell <tjmitchell at riverside.bc.ca>
>>Data: Tue, 15 Jun 2004 08:50:56 -0700
>>Para: Eduardo Patto Kanegae <eduardo at consultoria.eti.br>
>>Assunto: Re: [Mapserver-users] MUM2 WMS failed
>>
>>
>>>does anyone can estimate how many mapserver users are there over the 
>>>whole world? 1000 ? or more?
>>
>>Good question, I heard that there are more than 1200 people on the mailing 
>>list.
>>I was just going to check but it appears that the MapServer site is down - 
>>anyone confirm this?
> 


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