[PLUG-ANNOUNCE] ANNOUNCEMENT: Portland Linux/Unix Group General Meeting: Linux Changelog Project

[Russell Senior]

Who: Ben Koenig
What: Linux Changelogs - quantifying package updates for Linux 
distributions
Where: 5500 SW Dosch Rd, Portland
When: Thursday, September 5, 2024 at 7 PM
Why: The pursuit of technology freedom

http://calagator.org/events/1250481105

Ben's description:

Ever wondered how many package updates were released for your
favorite distro in the past month? Or how many times you have had to
upgrade Firefox?

The Linux Changelog Project is an attempt to present statistics for
the development and maintenance of Linux Distributions based on publicly
  available changelog data. By creating a distro-agnostic view of all
changelog updates for a given project, we can see how the size and
activity of a given distribution compares to its peers. At the moment
only Fedora and Slackware are supported, but over time more
distributions will be added. The end goal is to provide a web interface
that will allow people to search for and browse the millions of package
updates across all major Linux distributions.

As someone who is largely self-taught in the world of GNU/Linux,
projects like this are how I learn about the Linux ecosystem and
practice skills that I apply to my career in IT support. While my
experience goes all the way back to the dark days of HAL I'm still
surprised by what I find hiding in the various corners of the Linux
world. Working with the changelog formats of different distributions has
  challenged hat I thought I knew, and I hope other users (new and old)
will find it interesting as well.


-- 
Russell Senior
PLUG Volunteer
russell at pdxlinux.org