[Python-Dev] Re: Bug fix releases

[Gordon McMillan]

>     Gordon> Of people downloading a 1.5.2 release (15% of total),
>     69% Gordon> chose the latest, and 31% chose an older. This is
>     the stable Gordon> pattern (the fact that 83% of Python 2
>     users chose the latest Gordon> is skewed by the fact that
>     this was the first week it was Gordon> available).
[Skip] 
> Check your web server's referral logs.  I suspect a non-trivial
> fraction of those 30% were coming via offsite links such as
> search engine referrals and weren't even aware a new installer
> was available.

That's the whole point - these stats are from the referrals. My 
download directory is not indexed or browsable. I only 
announce the page with the download links on it. And sure 
enough, all downloads come from there.

- Gordon