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* Update documents/scripts after SVN -> Git move.Matthias Andree2010-02-061-1/+1
* Rearrange intro, add README.packaging pointer and shuffle section 1 pieces.Matthias Andree2007-03-311-22/+27
* Note that some systems include gettext in libc.Matthias Andree2006-12-081-1/+1
* Suggest --with-ssl first. Remove --enable-fallback documentation.Matthias Andree2006-01-221-11/+6
* Mention GNU gettextMatthias Andree2005-09-251-1/+7
* Add a pointer to README.svn.Matthias Andree2005-09-251-12/+28
* Enhance --with-ssl documentation.Matthias Andree2005-09-081-7/+8
* INCOMPATIBLE: DROP --netsec/-T option, NET_SECURITY macro - the required libr...Matthias Andree2005-07-301-5/+0
* Remove inet6-apps hints for IPv6 support.Matthias Andree2005-07-031-38/+41
* Recommend new gettext.Eric S. Raymond2001-10-021-0/+7
* sample.rcfile is gone.Eric S. Raymond2001-06-041-2/+2
* Bug fixes.Eric S. Raymond2001-03-221-4/+1
* HMH's enable-fallback patch.Eric S. Raymond2001-03-151-7/+5
* Document restriction on enable-nls.Eric S. Raymond2001-03-041-0/+6
* Minor corrections.Eric S. Raymond2000-06-281-1/+1
* IPv6 patches.Eric S. Raymond1999-12-191-5/+6
* This preliminary SSL patch goes to Mike.Eric S. Raymond1999-10-271-6/+22
* Ready to ship 5.0.0.Eric S. Raymond1999-02-281-1/+2
* Prefix bug is fixed.Eric S. Raymond1999-01-061-5/+1
* Enable us to cleanly leave out the internationalization support.Eric S. Raymond1998-11-301-1/+1
* Internationalization support via GNU gettext().Eric S. Raymond1998-11-261-0/+8
* Brendan Cully's fixes for GSSAPI.Eric S. Raymond1998-06-041-2/+2
* Kerberos V support.Eric S. Raymond1998-03-031-4/+4
* Note from Craig.Eric S. Raymond1998-02-181-5/+6
* IPv6 and IPSECEric S. Raymond1998-02-161-0/+6
* Doc fix.Eric S. Raymond1997-12-181-1/+1
* Note about GSSAPI build.Eric S. Raymond1997-12-151-0/+6
* Update.Eric S. Raymond1997-10-111-6/+12
* Enable conditioning out of POP3, IMAP, ETRN.Eric S. Raymond1997-10-041-0/+5
* Documentation of RPA supportEric S. Raymond1997-10-011-0/+4
* First pass at OPIE 2.32 support.Eric S. Raymond1997-09-251-4/+5
* Add reference to FAQ section B.Eric S. Raymond1997-09-231-2/+3
* Works with Microsoft Exchange.Eric S. Raymond1997-09-141-2/+3
* Added warning.Eric S. Raymond1997-09-111-4/+6
* Require OPIE to be explicitly enabled.Eric S. Raymond1997-07-301-2/+3
* First round of changes for OPIE support.Eric S. Raymond1997-07-171-8/+21
* James Brister's BSD/OS changes.Eric S. Raymond1997-07-011-1/+7
* First cut at being able to specify a Kerberos directory.Eric S. Raymond1997-06-271-0/+4
* *** empty log message ***Eric S. Raymond1997-06-241-1/+2
* Update and simplify installation.Eric S. Raymond1997-06-111-16/+14
* Normal build is now with POP2 disabled and optimization on.Eric S. Raymond1997-06-111-1/+12
* First step towards netrc fix.Eric S. Raymond1997-06-101-1/+2
* Eliminate some installation headaches.Eric S. Raymond1997-05-291-13/+0
* Make header rewrite play better with exim.Eric S. Raymond1997-05-061-2/+3
* Add warning about broken makes.Eric S. Raymond1997-03-131-1/+5
* First post-3.5 changes.Eric S. Raymond1997-02-161-0/+4
* .poprc migration stuff moved to the FAQ file.Eric S. Raymond1997-02-151-25/+2
* Note about atexit.Eric S. Raymond1996-12-111-0/+4
* Move the bug-reporting advice FAQ.Eric S. Raymond1996-12-101-17/+1
* We can make Solaris lex work.Eric S. Raymond1996-12-031-2/+1
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p>This graph is quite revealing. Several trends stand out:</p> <ul> <li> <p>Over time, the project population displays rather consistent linear growth.</p> </li> <li> <p>The key event in the project's lifetime was release 4.3.0 in October 1997, when I declared the code to be out of development and in maintainance mode, and split the fetchmail list.</p> </li> <li> <p>The run-up to 4.3.0 saw the most intensive spate of releases in the project's history (the gap in that run happened when I took a two-week vacation). It was followed by a significant slowdown.</p> </li> <li> <p>After 4.3.0, the developer population remained fairly stable around an average of about 250 participants.</p> </li> <li> <p>Essentially all population growth after 4.3.0 happened on the announce list, among people using fetchmail but not active co-developers.</p> </li> <li> <p>The growth trend in code size looks sublinear, perhaps logarithmic.</p> </li> </ul> <p>The linear growth trend in population is particularly interesting; a priori we might expect geometric or logistic growth, given that the project spreads by word of mouth.</p> <p>It has been suggested that the linear growth rate is the result of a situation in which both number of projects and the population of eligible programmers are rising on trend curves of the same (probably exponential) rate.</p> <hr /> <table width="100%" cellpadding="0" summary="Canned page header"> <tr> <td width="30%" align="right">$Date$</td> </tr> </table> <br clear="left" /> <address>Eric S. Raymond <a href="mailto:esr@thyrsus.com">&lt;esr@thyrsus.com&gt;</a></address> </body> </html>