[PLUG-ANNOUNCE] REMINDER THAT I REMINDED YOU: Portland Linux/Unix Group General Meeting: Linux Changelog Project

[Russell Senior]

Due to the inexorable passage of time, this is now just hours away!

> On Sep 4, 2024, at 3:53 PM, Russell Senior <russell at pdxlinux.org> wrote:
> 
> This is tomorrow evening!
> 
> On 8/29/24 20:25, Russell Senior wrote:
>> 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

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Russell Senior
PLUG Volunteer
russell at pdxlinux.org