When we have a downloadable installer, can we record who/how many people download(s) it?

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Would be nice to know who is using it. Any support forum should require
registration.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by charliej...@gmail.com on 30 Oct 2007 at 2:43

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We can measure the downloads of the file from our webserver, which will give us 
a
good idea of the uptake at first.

Registration should certainly be required for writing messages on support 
forums,
(but not for reading them, I think) - if we require a confirmed email address 
this
ensures we can follow up bug reports, and also guards against most spammers.

Original comment by boulton.rj@gmail.com on 30 Oct 2007 at 3:16

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Be wary of putting hurdles in the way of usage or participation. People who are 
just
trying things out often resent having to fill in forms... they may decide not 
to bother. 

Original comment by paul.x.r...@googlemail.com on 1 Nov 2007 at 7:54

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OK, just to record that we will have the setup.exe hosted on our server; we 
will use
server logs to record how many people download it; we will have a support site 
that
requires registration to enter (and prevent spammers getting on the forums)

Original comment by charliej...@gmail.com on 1 Nov 2007 at 4:40

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Is there any way of getting a count of svn checkouts from googlecode?

Original comment by paul.x.r...@googlemail.com on 12 Nov 2007 at 6:58

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Googlecode also provides counts of downloads and one can have 'featured' 
downloads;
not sure if this might be better than hosting the download ourselves. No idea 
about
SVN checkouts but I don't think so.

Original comment by charliej...@gmail.com on 16 Nov 2007 at 10:44

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Original comment by charliej...@gmail.com on 23 Nov 2007 at 5:01

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