On Tue, Apr 07, 2009 at 10:59:17AM -0400, Mehmet Erol Sanliturk wrote: > Some Linux distributions are requesting permission after an install to send > a hardware profile to their official site . > > By collecting and using such profile values a data base may be constructed > by FreeBSD . > > By studying that data base FreeBSD users may get information about next > hardware selections . > > When an installation detects a problem about a hardware part it may also > be sent to that data base to evaluate to its reasons . > > Hardware manufacturers may check that data base for possible utilization > of data for their next product designs . > > That data base may be an incentive to hardware producers to support FreeBSD > and be known by FreeBSD users . > > Thank you very much . > > Mehmet Erol Sanliturk Look at sysutils/bsdstats. - JustinReceived on Tue Apr 07 2009 - 13:15:49 UTC
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