The [H]omer award for COLA Advocate of the Week:
thad01@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (on the benefits of FOSS and choice).
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| Forks happen all the time. They are part of the darwinism of the open
| source process. Sometimes they fail. Sometimes not. Sometimes they are
| folded back into the main tree. Sometimes they go on and become more
| successful than the original project. Any argument against developers
| making these kind of choices is pointless as it goes against the entire
| nature of the open source process... developers making their own choices.
| Forcing some sort of artificial unity of purpose among projects would
| undercut one of greatest strengths of OSS, the ability to experiment and
| strike out in new directions while still building on the work of others.
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ngstats.pl version 1.22
Written by Roy Culley.
Contributions from Mark Kent.
Modifications by [H]omer, 2007.
This report covers 2546 articles received by this system to
newsgroup comp.os.linux.advocacy [1]
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Toplist of Posters
Pos Poster Msgs Bytes Quoted
1. Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 538 938477 19%
2. Linonut <linonut@xxxxxxxx> 138 104890 62%
3. The Ghost In The Machine <ewill@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 113 204949 52%
4. DooFuS - Moronic Fascist 109 87294 55%
5. Maverick <Sun@xxxxxxxxx> 80 117992 77%
6. Doug Mentohl <doug_mentohl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 79 85693 2%
7. 7 <website_has_email@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 78 106901 70%
8. Mark Kent <mark.kent@xxxxxxxxxxx> 61 822619 5%
9. thad01@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 55 61782 28%
10. Kelsey Bjarnason <kbjarnason@xxxxxxxxxxx> 51 62155 46%
11. chrisv <chrisv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 49 25273 60%
12. Larry 'Msg-ID Larry' Qualig - MS Puppet 47 79029 60%
13. [H]omer <spam@xxxxxxx> 44 63338 37%
Gordon <gbplinux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 44 27334 65%
15. Rick <none@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 43 51522 80%
16. Tim 'Funkenbusch Wannabee' Smith 41 36910 33%
17. Kier <vallon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 39 72979 74%
AB <fardblossom@xxxxxxxxx> 39 49740 59%
amicus_curious - TROLL 39 60119 49%
20. yttrx <yttrx@xxxxxxxxx> 38 53410 81%
21. John A. Bailo <jabailo@xxxxxxxxxx> 34 17938 26%
22. ray <ray@xxxxxxxxxx> 31 22936 69%
23. Jim Richardson <warlock@xxxxxxxxxx> 28 41617 78%
Ewik FUDenbusch 28 49843 50%
John Locke <johnlocke98513@xxxxxxxxxxx> 28 21426 64%
ed <ed@xxxxxxxxxxx> 28 38738 71%
27. John Bailo <jabailo@xxxxxxxxxx> 26 11699 42%
flyer <flyer@xxxxxxxxx> 26 35804 60%
29. Tattoo Vampire <sitting@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 25 6460 47%
BearItAll <spam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 25 60298 39%
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Toplist of Subjects
Pos Subject Msgs Bytes
1. What do you (Linux Users) think of ipod? 81 147861
2. Most of the .EXE files were created using VC++, no 71 118712
3. [News] Office 2007 Review: Overall, It's a Step Ba 61 59769
4. Telnet dead at 35 .. 48 64861
5. Groklaw subpoenaed .. 43 66128
6. Linux/OSS: up all night to reinstall 39 34473
7. What is best Linux for Noob? 34 25984
8. mpeg-1 layer 2 30 29504
9. Linux advocates are doing a great job..... advocat 28 64437
Windows Vista is on track to become the fastest-ad 28 24696
Register your complaint with abuse@xxxxxxxxx 28 31681
Linux/OSS: it just works 28 20975
13. That great open source spirit 27 34896
Who maintains the " gcc IDE for Windows " standard 27 53420
Open Source & Linux has no place in OLPC 27 32734
16. DVD copy protection cracked .. 24 30559
As Time Goes By, Far Fewer People Want Windows Vis 24 43197
18. "they both work under windoz" 23 13984
.net is our future?!? I am a bit confused. 23 55326
20. [News] As Time Goes By, Far Fewer People Want Wind 19 26533
Stupid Windows User! 19 37595
Can MSN Explorer run on Ubuntu? 19 22809
23. How To Revive An Old PC With Linux 18 28408
Old Windows Junk... New Linux Servers 18 18217
Isn't choice great? 18 10337
Dells Linux strategy trashed .. 18 14762
Why are Democrats so pro-Microsoft ? 18 25507
28. why did Google'airbrush history? .. 17 15861
Users warned on Windows cursors 17 12567
How did censorious MS let this appear on MSNBC?! 17 20142
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Toplist of Most Replied To Posters
Pos Poster Msgs
1. Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 192
2. DooFuS - Moronic Fascist 175
3. Linonut <linonut@xxxxxxxx> 79
4. Doug Mentohl <doug_mentohl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 76
5. Maverick <Sun@xxxxxxxxx> 60
6. The Ghost In The Machine <ewill@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 47
7. Ewik FUDenbusch 46
8. thad01@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 45
9. Kelsey Bjarnason <kbjarnason@xxxxxxxxxxx> 42
10. 7 <website_has_email@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 39
11. Mark Kent <mark.kent@xxxxxxxxxxx> 37
12. Larry 'Msg-ID Larry' Qualig - MS Puppet 32
amicus_curious - TROLL 32
14. Gordon <gbplinux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 30
15. Kier <vallon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 29
16. Tim 'Funkenbusch Wannabee' Smith 26
17. yttrx <yttrx@xxxxxxxxx> 25
18. flyer <flyer@xxxxxxxxx> 24
chrisv <chrisv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 24
20. AB <fardblossom@xxxxxxxxx> 23
21. [H]omer <spam@xxxxxxx> 22
22. Geico Caveman <spammers-begone@xxxxxxxxxxxx> 21
23. Rick <none@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 20
John Bailo <jabailo@xxxxxxxxxx> 20
ray <ray@xxxxxxxxxx> 20
26. John Locke <johnlocke98513@xxxxxxxxxxx> 19
Greg Cox <gregc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 19
28. Scottish Mike - IDIOT 18
OK - MS Apologist and Liar 18
30. John A. Bailo <jabailo@xxxxxxxxxx> 17
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Toplist of Troll Feeders [2]
Pos Poster Msgs %
1. Linonut <linonut@xxxxxxxx> 31 22
2. Rick <none@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 29 67
3. Gordon <gbplinux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 22 50
4. 7 <website_has_email@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 18 23
thad01@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 18 33
6. Doug Mentohl <doug_mentohl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 15 19
7. The Ghost In The Machine <ewill@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 14 12
John A. Bailo <jabailo@xxxxxxxxxx> 14 41
Kier <vallon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 14 36
10. chrisv <chrisv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 12 24
Maverick <Sun@xxxxxxxxx> 12 15
12. ray <ray@xxxxxxxxxx> 10 32
Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 10 2
John Locke <johnlocke98513@xxxxxxxxxxx> 10 36
15. Tim 'Funkenbusch Wannabee' Smith 9 22
Dom - IDIOT 9 43
17. Jim Richardson <warlock@xxxxxxxxxx> 8 29
yttrx <yttrx@xxxxxxxxx> 8 21
19. Tattoo Vampire <sitting@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 7 28
20. John Bailo <jabailo@xxxxxxxxxx> 6 23
Paul Hovnanian P.E. <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 6 55
22. Jim <james@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 5 38
AB <fardblossom@xxxxxxxxx> 5 13
nick <nbspam@xxxxxxxxxxx> 5 100
Dean G. <dguttadauro@xxxxxxxx> 5 56
DooFuS - Moronic Fascist 5 5
27. Peter Kai Jensen <usenet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 4 44
Rick - TROLLFEEDER 4 80
Ewik FUDenbusch 4 14
Scottish Mike - IDIOT 4 18
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Toplist of 'Quality' Posters [3]
Pos Poster Index
1. Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 155
2. Mark Kent <mark.kent@xxxxxxxxxxx> 79
3. [H]omer <spam@xxxxxxx> 70
The Ghost In The Machine <ewill@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 70
5. BearItAll <spam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 67
6. Geico Caveman <spammers-begone@xxxxxxxxxxxx> 65
Doug Mentohl <doug_mentohl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 65
8. Kelsey Bjarnason <kbjarnason@xxxxxxxxxxx> 63
9. B Gruff <bbgruff@xxxxxxxxxxx> 62
Freeride <freeride@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 62
11. ed <ed@xxxxxxxxxxx> 61
12. flyer <flyer@xxxxxxxxx> 60
13. Linonut <linonut@xxxxxxxx> 58
14. AB <fardblossom@xxxxxxxxx> 57
15. 7 <website_has_email@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 54
16. Tattoo Vampire <sitting@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 53
chrisv <chrisv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 53
18. Rex Ballard <rex.ballard@xxxxxxxxx> 51
Robert Newson <ReapNewsB@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 51
Linuxiac <at yahoo.com > 51
Gregory Shearman <ZekeGregory@xxxxxxxxxxxx> 51
thad01@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 51
23. Charlie Wilkes <charlie_wilkes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 50
Rexford Ballard <rex.ballard@xxxxxxxxx> 50
William Poaster <wp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 50
Guy Fawkes <spare_the_rod@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 50
AZ Nomad <aznomad.2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 50
nessuno@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <nessuno@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 50
NoStop <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx> 50
30. p5000011@xxxxxxxxx 49
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Toplist of X-No-Archive Posters
Pos Poster Msgs
1. Roger Blake <rogblake10@xxxxxxxxxxx> 1
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Toplist of Newsreaders
Pos Newsreader Msgs
1. KNode 814
2. slrn 425
3. Mozilla 222
4. Pan 221
5. G2/1.0 200
6. Microsoft Outlook Express 195
7. tin 96
8. Forte Agent 94
9. Thunderbird 49
10. MicroPlanet-Gravity/2.70.2067 28
MT-NewsWatcher/3.5.1 (Intel Mac OS X) 28
Claws Mail 2.8.1 (GTK+ 2.10.6; i486-pc-linux-gnu) 28
40tude_Dialog 28
14. Xnews 15
15. MicroPlanet-Gravity/2.70.2061 14
16. News Xpress 13
17. Microsoft Windows Mail 6.0.6000.16386 12
18. pan 0.116 (Blanton's) 6
19. Mail/News 2.0a1 (X11/20060406) 4
20. MT-NewsWatcher/3.5.2 (PPC Mac OS X) 3
21. Gnus 2
MacSOUP 2
pan 0.120 (Plate of Shrimp) 2
MT-NewsWatcher/3.5.2 (Intel Mac OS X) 2
25. Microsoft-Entourage/11.3.3.061214 1
Microsoft-Entourage/11.2.1.051004 1
pan 0.105 (When Churchill opened the door, it was a new car, a 1
COLA Stats Engine 1
nn/6.6.4 1
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[1]: Posts via mail to news gateways are dropped by this server
and hence not included in the stats.
Other attention seeking posters may not appear as well.
[2]: Troll feeder %'age is (troll feeding posts / total posts) * 100
[3]: The poster 'quality' stats is based on:
a) quoting: 100 - %'age quoted
b) cross-posting: 100 - %'age cross-posted
c) number of direct followups posters articles get
d) troll feeding: 100 - 2.0 * %'age troll followups
e) 75 deducted for known trolls
f) for the humour impaired the quotes around 'quality'
are intended to convey they are not to be taken too
seriously :-)
--
K.
http://slated.org
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| I found [Vista] to be a dangerously unstable operating system,
| which has caused me to lose data ... unfortunately this product
| is unfit for any user. - [H]ardOCP, <http://tinyurl.com/3bpfs2>
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Fedora Core release 5 (Bordeaux) on sky, running kernel 2.6.20-1.2307.fc5
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