[asterisk-users] [asterisk-biz] Anonymous statistics collection tool forAsterisk servers?

[Dean Collins]

It would be voluntary to download the module in the first place so not
necessary to be able to 'turn off'.



Cheers,
Dean 


> -----Original Message-----
> From: asterisk-biz-bounces at lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-biz-
> bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Nitzan Kon
> Sent: Friday, 16 May 2008 8:13 AM
> To: Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk Discussion
> Subject: Re: [asterisk-biz] Anonymous statistics collection tool
forAsterisk servers?
> 
> If you want an honest opinion... ;)
> 
> Anonymous statistics take bandwidth and resources, not to mention
> may be a security risk (you never know how people may use sniffed
> data!). If you add a statistics module to *, please make sure there
> is an easy way to TURN IT OFF... :P
> 
> What would be the benefit of having it on, anyway?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
>   -- Nitzan
> 
> --- On Fri, 5/16/08, Dean Collins <Dean at cognation.net> wrote:
> 
> > From: Dean Collins <Dean at cognation.net>
> > Subject: Re: [asterisk-biz] Anonymous statistics collection tool for
Asterisk
> servers?
> > To: asterisk-users at lists.digium.com, "Commercial and
Business-Oriented
> Asterisk Discussion" <asterisk-biz at lists.digium.com>
> > Date: Friday, May 16, 2008, 8:01 AM
> > Ok guys I'm only going to leave this survey up for a few
> > more days;
> >
> >
> >
> > Click this link and answer what you think - it's only 4
> > questions and
> > will take you less than 30 seconds to answer.
> >
> > http://www.questionpro.com/akira/TakeSurvey?id=954613
> >
> >
> >
> > Lets support the Asterisk community and get an honest
> > opinion on what
> > people think about anonymous statistics.
> >
> >
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Dean
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> >
> >
> > 	From: Dean Collins
> > 	Sent: Saturday, 3 May 2008 12:19 PM
> > 	To: Asterisk Users List (asterisk-users at lists.digium.com)
> > 	Subject: Anonymous statistics collection tool for Asterisk
> > servers?
> >
> > 	I think it would be great for someone to write a small
> > 'anonymous collection module' that an Asterisk
> > sys-admin could download
> > and install on their asterisk server which uploaded the
> > stats to a
> > community website where the data was anonymous but still
> > valuable for
> > the community.
> >
> >
> >
> > 	Even if it just collected number of new installations
> > globally
> > this would be a huge help to people selling asterisk to
> > their customers
> > who continually ask "I've heard about this
> > Asterisk open source stuff
> > but how many are there installed globally anyway?"
> >
> >
> >
> > 	So this survey is to gauge the community's reaction to
> > the
> > development of an analytics tool like this. Please answer
> > with your
> > honest thoughts so we can gauge demand within the community
> > for this
> > tool.
> >
> >
> >
> > 	If people respond to this survey and show interest in
> > sharing
> > their information with the community then something
> > we'll put together a
> > working group to establish design parameters etc but for
> > the moment just
> > go here and vote if you think this is a good idea or not
> >
> >
> >
> > 	http://www.questionpro.com/akira/TakeSurvey?id=954613
> >
> >
> >
> > 	Remember this Asterisk community analytics tool will only
> > collect anonymous information.
> >
> >
> >
> > 	Potential analytics may include - eg. How many ip handsets
> > does
> > your Asterisk server have connected, but it will never
> > collect their IP
> > addresses or personal information/passwords etc. You will
> > be able to see
> > what information is being collected in a text file before
> > it uploads and
> > will be able to control all stats it collects.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > 	Cheers,
> >
> > 	Dean_______________________________________________
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