How many users?

[rejetto]

I'm curious to know the number of people using HFS, so i created a system to estimate this number.
Before i started this method i always thought this number was 10'000-20'000, based on the number of downloads and number of registered people on the forum (you know, registration is not mandatory).

The method is the following: since HFS makes requests to www.rejetto.com for several things (find external address, checking for updates, self-test) I will count the number of different IP addresses connecting to these services in the last 30 days. This is of course innaccurate, but i see no better method at the moment and i think it will be good enough to give an idea of the real number. I think the error factor should be 2 or 3. I'm interested in your opinion and ideas.

Only one week has passed, and the system counted 15'000 users. Let's see what it will be by January 20th.

[ledufe]

very cool idea....

like the google analitycs does....

[Garphy]

can't be less...

[TSG]

Indeed it has spread across the world! Hi from Australia! I personally know at least 13 users + the people i have met on the forum! Wooo i helped with statistics NOT. You've got a lot of numbers to deal with, I hope these methods help to give you a close estimate of the total users of this awesome little program. 

[rejetto]

2 weeks to the "end", and 31'000 users counted

[Chaz]

You've definitely made an easy to use HTTP File server

I'm sure the Self Test helps alot of people in figuring out what's wrong with their connections.

[TCube]

2 weeks to the "end", and 31'000 users counted

Well, 2 weeks from the final countdown ... don't you think the result will be a strong argument back to the Wine group ?

[rejetto]

don't you think the result will be a strong argument back to the Wine group ?

not sure, it is just a number, they don't see anyone asking them directly for support

[Flynsarmy]

Us Aussies are blessed with ISP's that disconnect us every 24 hours and many ISPs do not have static IP's so over a month you'll probably get 30 different IP's per person.

[rejetto]

of course the number of IP is much more than the number of users, but it should be amortized by counting only last month, and by not counting those who don't let HFS use the internet (because of local use).

nevertheless, i don't expect this counting to be exact, but to have an error factor of (maximum) 2, that is, to be twice as or half of the real number.

[TSG]

Us Aussies are blessed with ISP's that disconnect us every 24 hours and many ISPs do not have static IP's so over a month you'll probably get 30 different IP's per person.

FUCK TELSTRA IN THE EAR, how awkward. yea we are being screwed over by are ISP's here, we always have been, but have been oblivious until the last few ears when broadband came around... checkout this site (WARNING: may require content you actually have to read!)http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/

Can i say f!&k on this forum? 

[rejetto]

ok folks, the time has come.

for the time, i also improved (i hope) the way the number is esteemed.
let say the ip address is A.B.C.D , the new system will not count addresses where only D changes.
this should improve the correctness of the counting.

anyway... the current number of esteemed HFS users is...
40169

i'm thinking about showing this number somewhere in the HFS website, updated once a day.

[rejetto]

the number will keep updated in this page
www.rejetto.com/hfs/?f=awards

[Giant Eagle]

anyway... the current number of esteemed HFS users is...
40169

I expected it to be alot more than that though 
Maybe we should make some banners and spam them all over the internet >=D

Anyway, give the world some more time. If more ppl find out that HFS exists, that number will increase drastically

[Fysack]

40169

i'm thinking about showing this number somewhere in the HFS website, updated once a day.

That is a great idea!
Every day that goes past, the quality of hfs increase, and so will that number regardless of accurrancy.
It will be exiting to see that number change along with hfs.
 
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