Metrics: RFC

[Christopher Blizzard]

Mike McGrath wrote:
> Its impossible to get server vs desktop

Runlevel 3 vs. runlevel 5?  The installer choice made?  You can make 
some good guesses, and that's good enough.  We're not looking for 
something that's perfect.  This is a probabilistic system, not a 
deterministic one.

>> o Number of people who install, use, then never use again
>> o Total number of people who use on a daily/weekly/monthly basis
>> o What hardware people are using in the field.
>>
> 
> I think we'd all love to see a hardware profiler, its been on the
> infrastructure schedule since before I joined the team.  The problem
> is actually getting enough traction to get it developed and deployed.
> Is this something we could have ready for FC7 or should we come up
> with something very basic first and then release something more
> advanced for FC8?

I think we should start now and if it makes FC7, that's great.  If it 
doesn't, that's OK too.  But I would love something that worked in FC6 
that people can just install and use.  Maybe push as an update or 
something.  Get people testing early and often.

--Chris