Re: re groupware, lotus notes

>> Ohloh actually offers some convenient and easy to use tools.  Especially
>> the ability to check if anyone is committing code to a project anymore.
>> It also has some flaws such as really underestimating the activity of
>> some projects depending on how they are structured.
> I can see how the idea is useful in principle, but it's a pity if their
> system for estimating activity is so flawed.

But it may be the best/available possible;  code repositories and =20
commit logs can, after all, only tell you so much.  The biggest flaw =20
is that if N number of people create pataches, etc.. and they all =20
committed by one or two people (gatekeepers) then Ohloh only sees one =20
or two active participants.  They also, of course, can't take into =20
account any subprojects, etc.., in orbit around a project.

> Although really, the metric
> should not just be how much active committing is going on in a project,
> but also the feature set, longevity, etc.

Ohloh takes those into account to the extend that they are available.  =20
But if someone moves their code repository from X to Y then Ohloh =20
legitimately has no way of knowing that it existing for four years on =20
X before it was listed from Y.

> In terms of what OGO offers there are very few open source competitors.

Yep.

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