Comment 7 for bug 408598

Maybe we can derivate which release has been downloaded out of the csv data?

We could make a stunt motivating people to use the torrent download by
release time:

1. This would take A LOT of load off the Canonical servers
2. Would drive ubuntu enthusiasts to promote torrents (and this by
itself give traction to the stunt/campaign)
3. Drive attention to SpreadUbuntu for new users and by that introduce
them to Ubuntu Marketing and help us spread the word while they are
still excited!

I am going to set aside some time this week to finish off the
marketing Jam page and call all teams to hold one for an easy
introduction to the site.

If you have ideas for such a presentation, maybe we can summarize them
in a new Bug or blueprint?

R.

2009/9/21, Evan Boldt <email address hidden>:
>
> The log now says that we've reached 2.4 million downloads in 9 days.
>
>
> By comparison, FF 3.5 has been downloaded on average 2.6 million times a day
> since june 30th.
>
>
> So, according to my log, Ubuntu receives 10% of the number of downloads
> Firefox gets per day. (223,000 vs 2,600,000)
>
> This seems possible to me, except that this is ONLY torrent downloads.
> What portion of users download Ubuntu using a torrent? 10%? If that guess
> were true, Ubuntu would be just as popular as Firefox 3.5, and I kind of
> doubt that, but it is possible.
>
> On the other hand, these numbers are an accumulation of all of the
> different Ubuntu derivatives, and all of each of their versions, old and
> alpha.
>
> Also, the csv is really interesting if you import it to open office, and
> do the derivative (current cell minus previous cell), then graph it on a
> line graph.
>
> This is really difficult, I cannot figure out if this method is accurate or
> not.
> Does anyone have any thoughts on its accuracy?
>
> --
> Ubuntu download counter
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/408598
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> Status in SpreadUbuntu: Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
> I would like to add an Ubuntu download counter to the home page of
> SpreadUbuntu similar to the one that SpreadFirefox has.
>
> I know we would need some special collection, since it wouldn't be a simple
> log. We could talk to Newz about getting that information from the mirrors,
> then using some more retrieval to add the stats from the torrent tracker.
>