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Re: [Xconq-general] Xconq Ranking at Sourceforge
On Sat, 4 Dec 2004, Erik wrote:
> > log (3 * # of forum posts for that week) + log (4 * # of tasks ftw) +
> > log (3 * # bugs ftw) + log (10 * patches ftw) + log (5 * tracker items
> > ftw) + log (# commits to CVS ftw) + log (5 * # file releases ftw) + log
> > (.3 * # downloads ftw)"
> When I saw that formula it was obvious to me that it does not weight the
> data. Since I found that strange I searched for the documentation. And it
> says: "We are aware that the current formula does not actually weight the
I wondered about that, too. Having the multiplications inside the logs
means that outside the logs they're the same thing as just adding a
constant. However, if the formula were "fixed" in the obvious way, by
moving the multiplications outside the logs, then I think it would favour
us even more strongly.
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