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Statistics on non-free usage



Hello,

I thought it interesting to find out just how much non-free is used.  I
wrote up a quick Python script that analyzes the latest
popularity-contest results.  Any cavets that apply to popcon results
will, of course, apply this this analysis.

Below you will see some selected output from the analyzer.  It includes
a few packages in main for comparison, then all packages in non-free.

The numbers reported are in percents, not absolute users.  This, I
think, makes it easier to see what is going on.  Also, the output is
sorted by "vote".

The fields are (per apenwarr's definition):
 * Vote: Number of people that use the package regularly.
 * Old: Number of people with it installed but not used regularly
 * Recent: Upgraded too recently for stats to be valid
 * Unknown: No files in the package were used in stats collection

>From the data, we can see that:

 * The 5 most popular packages in non-free are acroread (18% regular
   use), unrar (14%), j2re1.4 (11%), and rar (10%).

 * In main, gs has 42%, xpdf-reader 26%, gv 20%.  tar was at 87% and
   unzip at 49%.

 * kaffe was at 4%, gcj and gij at 2%, and jikes at 4%.  (These are not
   listed below because the fell beneath the top non-free package and
   it was easier to omit all main packages after that point.)

 * Almost half of the packages in non-free installed on people's systems
   are never (or rarely) used.

Here is the output:

Package Name                        Section         Vote  Old Rcnt Unkn Totl
base-files                          base              95    1    2    0   99
bash                                base              95    2    1    0   99
gzip                                base              95    3    0    0   99
dpkg                                base              95    0    3    0   99
libc6                               base              93    0    5    0   99
tar                                 base              87   11    1    0   99
apt                                 base              78    7   13    0   99
make                                devel             60   18   18    0   97
apache                              web               52    8    3    0   65
unzip                               utils             49   31    3    0   84
libncursesw5                        libs              43    6   16    0   67
gs                                  text              42   15   15    0   73
mozilla-browser                     web               41   14    5    0   61
lynx                                web               33   27    3    0   65
gsfonts                             text              31   36   10    6   85
emacs21                             editors           29    4    1    0   35
xpdf-reader                         text              26   15    7    0   48
spamassassin                        mail              25    4   10    0   40
openoffice.org                      editors           25    7    9    0   42
netpbm                              graphics          22   33   16    0   72
gv                                  text              20   13   23    0   58
acroread                            non-free/text     18    9    0    0   28
unrar                               non-free/utils    14   11   12    0   39
j2re1.4                             non-free/libs     11    5    1    0   18
rar                                 non-free/utils    10   17    1    0   28
lha                                 non-free/utils     8   17    2    0   27
mpg123                              non-free/sound     6   16    1    0   24
j2sdk1.4                            non-free/devel     5    7    1    0   14
j2re1.3                             non-free/libs      5    4    0    0   10
graphviz                            non-free/graphics    4   10    0    0   16
gs-aladdin                          non-free/text      4    1    1    0    7
netpbm-nonfree                      non-free/graphics    4   16    0    0   21
latex2html                          non-free/tex       4    9   14    0   29
zoo                                 non-free/utils     4    9    0    0   14
distributed-net                     non-free/misc      3    0    0    0    4
j2sdk1.3                            non-free/devel     3    4    0    0    7
xanim                               non-free/graphics    3   13    0    0   16
xsnow                               non-free/x11       2    4    0    0    7
xearth                              non-free/games     2    7    0    0   10
jdk1.1                              non-free/devel     2    5    0    0    8
ncompress                           non-free/utils     2    5    1    0    9
navigator-smotif-477                non-free/web       1    3    0    0    5
mpg123-esd                          non-free/sound     1    3    0    0    5
netperf                             non-free/net       1    0    0    0    2
xmame                               non-free/games     1    4    0    0    6
mpg123-oss-3dnow                    non-free/sound     1    0    0    0    2
ucbmpeg-play                        non-free/graphics    1    5    0    0    6
agrep                               non-free/text      1    2    0    0    4
xmame-x                             non-free/games     1    3    0    0    5
snes9x-x                            non-free/games     1    3    0    0    5
pgplot5                             non-free/math      1    2    0    0    3
rsynth                              non-free/sound     1    1    0    0    3
jre1.1                              non-free/devel     1    3    0    0    4
ckermit                             non-free/comm      1    4    0    0    5
jpeg2ps                             non-free/graphics    1    3    0    0    5
libmotif3                           non-free/libs      1    2    0    2    6
angband                             non-free/games     1    1    0    0    2
povray                              non-free/graphics    1    6    0    0    7
album                               non-free/web       1    1    0    0    3
crafty                              non-free/games     1    1    2    0    4
satan                               non-free/admin     0    1    0    0    2
giflib3g                            non-free/libs      0    2    0    1    4
figfonts                            non-free/text      0    3    0    0    4
nvidia-glx                          non-free/x11       0    3    1    5   11
nvidia-glx-dev                      non-free/x11       0    3    1    0    5
xmame-gl                            non-free/games     0    3    0    0    4
ucbmpeg                             non-free/graphics    0    3    0    0    3
xephem                              non-free/misc      0    2    0    0    3
rpl                                 non-free/utils     0    1    0    0    2
gfont                               non-free/graphics    0    1    0    0    2
qmail-src                           non-free/mail      0    1    0    0    2
ucspi-tcp-src                       non-free/net       0    1    0    0    3
tth                                 non-free/tex       0    2    0    0    3
pgp5i                               non-US/non-free    0    3    0    0    4
cthugha                             non-free/graphics    0    1    0    0    1
snes9x-opengl                       non-free/games     0    1    0    0    2
giflib-bin                          non-free/graphics    0    1    0    0    2
scilab                              non-free/math      0    1    0    0    2
trn                                 non-free/news      0    0    0    0    1
iozone3                             non-free/utils     0    1    0    0    1
upx-nrv                             non-free/utils     0    0    0    0    1
lmbench                             non-free/admin     0    1    0    0    2
scsh                                non-free/interpreters    0    0    0    0    2
ggobi                               non-free/math      0    1    0    0    1
3270-common                         non-free/net       0    1    0    0    1
mrouted                             non-free/net       0    0    0    0    0
maelstrom                           non-free/games     0    2    0    0    2
trn4                                non-free/news      0    0    0    0    1
vrwave                              non-free/web       0    1    0    0    1
wwwcount                            non-free/web       0    1    0    0    2
x3270                               non-free/x11       0    1    0    0    1
bass                                non-free/admin     0    0    0    0    1
libmotif-dev                        non-free/devel     0    1    0    0    1
bsdgames-nonfree                    non-free/games     0    1    0    0    2
moria                               non-free/games     0    0    0    0    1
spellcast                           non-free/games     0    1    0    0    2
zangband                            non-free/games     0    1    0    0    1
xfractint                           non-free/graphics    0    2    0    0    2
prime-net                           non-free/misc      0    0    0    0    0
pr3287                              non-free/net       0    0    0    0    1
lgrind                              non-free/tex       0    1    0    0    1
astrolog                            non-free/games     0    1    0    0    1
tads2                               non-free/games     0    0    0    0    1
xmess-x                             non-free/games     0    1    0    0    2
irpas                               non-free/net       0    0    0    0    1
dgen                                non-free/otherosfs    0    1    0    0    1
spectrum-roms                       non-free/otherosfs    0    0    0    0    1
tracker                             non-free/sound     0    1    0    0    1
amiwm                               non-free/x11       0    0    0    0    1
xpostitplus                         non-free/x11       0    1    0    0    2
rsaref2                             non-US/non-free    0    0    0    0    0
gettyps                             non-free/comm      0    0    0    0    0
snes9x-svga                         non-free/games     0    0    0    0    0
tads3                               non-free/games     0    0    0    0    1
tome                                non-free/games     0    0    0    0    1
ezmlm-src                           non-free/mail      0    0    0    0    0
tcl3270                             non-free/net       0    0    0    0    0
wip                                 non-free/x11       0    0    0    0    0
xslideshow                          non-free/x11       0    1    0    0    1
inform                              non-free/devel     0    1    0    0    1
eagle                               non-free/electronics    0    0    0    0    1
sattrack-x11                        non-free/hamradio    0    0    0    0    0
giflib3g-dev                        non-free/libdevel    0    0    0    0    0
pdp11-unix-v5                       non-free/otherosfs    0    0    0    0    0
xzx                                 non-free/otherosfs    0    0    0    0    0
mpg123-nas                          non-free/sound     0    0    0    0    0
mpg123-oss-i486                     non-free/sound     0    0    0    0    0
opustex                             non-free/tex       0    0    0    0    1
wap-wml-tools                       non-free/web       0    1    0    0    1
mpsql                               non-free/misc      0    0    0    0    0
ltsp-core-i386                      non-free/net       0    0    0    0    0
conserver-client                    non-free/comm      0    0    0    0    0
libgpcl-dev                         non-free/devel     0    0    0    0    0
axe                                 non-free/editors    0    0    0    0    0
ldmud                               non-free/games     0    0    0    0    0
xmame-fx                            non-free/games     0    0    0    0    0
xmame-svga                          non-free/games     0    0    0    0    1
libgpcl0                            non-free/libs      0    0    0    1    2
mush                                non-free/mail      0    0    0    0    0
sgb                                 non-free/math      0    0    0    0    1
distributed-net-pproxy              non-free/misc      0    0    0    0    0
c3270                               non-free/net       0    0    0    0    0
s3270                               non-free/net       0    0    0    0    0
newsgate                            non-free/news      0    0    0    0    0
nntpcache                           non-free/news      0    0    0    0    0
pdp11-unix-v6                       non-free/otherosfs    0    0    0    0    0
pdp11-unix-v7                       non-free/otherosfs    0    0    0    0    0
clustalw                            non-free/science    0    0    0    0    0
clustalx                            non-free/science    0    0    0    0    0
treetool                            non-free/science    0    0    0    0    0
abc2mtex                            non-free/tex       0    0    0    0    0
ltsp-x-core-i386                    non-free/net       0    0    0    0    0
chntpw                              non-free/admin     0    0    0    0    0
spim                                non-free/electronics    0    0    0    0    1
xpacman                             non-free/games     0    1    0    0    1
picon-misc                          non-free/graphics    0    0    0    0    1
libparmetis3.0                      non-free/libs      0    0    0    0    0
bulkmail                            non-free/mail      0    0    0    0    0
parmetis-test                       non-free/math      0    0    0    0    0
pcx                                 non-free/math      0    0    0    0    0
phylip                              non-free/misc      0    0    0    0    0
rancid-core                         non-free/net       0    0    0    0    0
os8                                 non-free/otherosfs    0    0    0    0    0
molphy                              non-free/science    0    0    0    0    0
eemu-client                         non-free/admin     0    0    0    0    0
conserver-server                    non-free/comm      0    0    0    0    0
rtlinux                             non-free/devel     0    0    0    0    0
tads2-dev                           non-free/devel     0    0    0    0    0
tads3-dev                           non-free/devel     0    0    0    0    0
xtrkcad                             non-free/editors    0    0    0    0    0
snes9x-fx                           non-free/games     0    0    0    0    0
povray-doc                          non-free/graphics    0    1    0    3    4
xshodo                              non-free/graphics    0    0    0    0    0
serialmail-src                      non-free/mail      0    0    0    0    0
sl-modem-daemon                     non-free/misc      0    0    0    0    0
nttcp                               non-free/net       0    0    0    0    0
rancid-util                         non-free/net       0    0    0    0    0
unicorn                             non-free/net       0    0    0    0    0
gimp1.2-nonfree                     non-free/graphics    0    0    0    8    8
navigator-base-477                  non-free/web       0    0    0    5    5
netscape-base-477                   non-free/web       0    0    0   14   14
xfonts-scalable-nonfree             non-free/x11       0    0    0    8    8
webmin-telnet                       non-free/admin     0    0    0    0    0
j2sdk1.3-demo                       non-free/devel     0    0    0    1    1
jdk1.1-doc                          non-free/doc       0    0    0    0    0
jdk1.1-demo                         non-free/devel     0    0    0    0    0
j2sdk1.3-doc                        non-free/doc       0    0    0    1    1
jdk1.1-src                          non-free/devel     0    0    0    0    0
j2sdk1.3-src                        non-free/devel     0    0    0    0    0
j2sdk1.4-doc                        non-free/doc       0    0    0    3    3
j2sdk1.4-demo                       non-free/devel     0    0    0    2    2
j2sdk1.4-src                        non-free/devel     0    0    0    1    1
ltsp-x-fonts-i386                   non-free/net       0    0    0    0    0
ltsp-kernel-2.4.19-i386             non-free/net       0    0    0    0    0
xplanet-images-non-free             unknown            0    0    0    0    0
dqs                                 non-free/admin     0    0    0    0    0
eemu-server                         non-free/admin     0    0    0    0    0
lmbench-doc                         non-free/admin     0    0    0    1    1
pine-tracker                        non-free/admin     0    0    0    5    5
cl-infix                            non-free/devel     0    0    0    0    0
inform-docs                         non-free/devel     0    0    0    0    0
mmix-src                            non-free/devel     0    0    0    0    0
mocka                               non-free/devel     0    0    0    0    0
onlisp-code                         non-free/devel     0    0    0    0    0
tads-dev                            non-free/devel     0    0    0    0    0
abs-guide                           non-free/doc       0    0    0    4    4
cl-faq                              non-free/doc       0    0    0    0    0
csound-doc                          non-free/doc       0    0    0    1    1
doc-html-w3                         non-free/doc       0    0    0    6    6
doc-linux-nonfree-html              non-free/doc       0    0    0    2    2
doc-linux-nonfree-text              non-free/doc       0    0    0    2    2
doc-rfc                             non-free/doc       0    0    0    6    6
doc-rfc-0001-0999                   non-free/doc       0    0    0    4    4
doc-rfc-1000-1999                   non-free/doc       0    0    0    4    4
doc-rfc-2000-2999                   non-free/doc       0    0    0    4    4
doc-rfc-3000-3999                   non-free/doc       0    0    0    4    4
doc-rfc-experimental                non-free/doc       0    0    0    4    4
doc-rfc-fyi-bcp                     non-free/doc       0    0    0    8    8
doc-rfc-misc                        non-free/doc       0    0    0    7    7
doc-rfc-old-std                     non-free/doc       0    0    0    7    7
doc-rfc-std                         non-free/doc       0    0    0    9    9
doc-rfc-std-proposed                non-free/doc       0    0    0    8    8
ebook-dev-kde20                     non-free/doc       0    0    0    1    1
grokking-the-gimp                   non-free/doc       0    0    0    4    4
hevea-doc                           non-free/doc       0    0    0    1    1
hwb                                 non-free/doc       0    0    0    3    3
hypre-doc                           non-free/doc       0    0    0    0    0
libforms-doc                        non-free/doc       0    0    0    0    0
mpi-specs                           non-free/doc       0    0    0    0    0
ocaml-book-en                       non-free/doc       0    0    0    1    1
ocaml-book-fr                       non-free/doc       0    0    0    0    0
ocaml-doc                           non-free/doc       0    0    0    3    3
onlisp-pdf                          non-free/doc       0    0    0    1    1
onlisp-ps                           non-free/doc       0    0    0    0    0
parmetis-doc                        non-free/doc       0    0    0    0    0
rutebook                            non-free/doc       0    0    0    1    1
selfhtml                            non-free/doc       0    0    0    2    2
sgb-doc                             non-free/doc       0    0    0    0    0
shapetools-tutorial                 non-free/doc       0    0    0    0    0
spellcast-doc                       non-free/doc       0    0    0    0    0
tads3-doc                           non-free/doc       0    0    0    0    0
w3-recs                             non-free/doc       0    0    0    5    5
w3-recs-2002                        non-free/doc       0    0    0    5    5
w3-recs-2003                        non-free/doc       0    0    0    5    5
x3270-htmldoc                       non-free/doc       0    0    0    0    0
xgobi-doc                           non-free/doc       0    0    0    0    0
abuse-sfx                           non-free/games     0    0    0    2    2
doom-wad-shareware                  non-free/games     0    0    0    6    6
gsn-curses                          non-free/games     0    0    0    1    1
gsn-jigsaw                          non-free/games     0    0    0    0    0
gumshoe                             non-free/games     0    0    0    0    0
snes9x-common                       non-free/games     0    0    0    6    6
so-far                              non-free/games     0    0    0    1    1
tadsr                               non-free/games     0    0    0    0    0
tatctae                             non-free/games     0    0    0    1    1
uqm-content                         non-free/games     0    0    0    2    2
weather                             non-free/games     0    0    0    1    1
fractxtra                           non-free/graphics    0    0    0    1    1
gimp1.3-nonfree                     non-free/graphics    0    0    0   12   12
libsrgpg1                           non-free/graphics    0    0    0    0    0
libsrgpg1-dev                       non-free/graphics    0    0    0    0    0
picon-domains                       non-free/graphics    0    0    0    0    0
picon-news                          non-free/graphics    0    0    0    1    1
picon-unknown                       non-free/graphics    0    0    0    1    1
picon-usenix                        non-free/graphics    0    0    0    0    0
picon-users                         non-free/graphics    0    0    0    1    1
picon-weather                       non-free/graphics    0    0    0    1    1
povray-misc                         non-free/graphics    0    0    0    6    6
sattrack                            non-free/hamradio    0    0    0    0    0
libhypre-dev                        non-free/libdevel    0    0    0    0    0
libparmetis-dev                     non-free/libdevel    0    0    0    0    0
libhypre1.6.0                       non-free/libs      0    0    0    0    0
pine-docs                           non-free/mail      0    0    0    2    2
gliese                              non-free/math      0    0    0    1    1
sgb-src                             non-free/math      0    0    0    0    0
xgobi                               non-free/math      0    0    0    0    0
yale                                non-free/math      0    0    0    1    1
cmap-adobe-cns1                     non-free/misc      0    0    0    0    0
cmap-adobe-gb1                      non-free/misc      0    0    0    0    0
cmap-adobe-japan1                   non-free/misc      0    0    0    1    1
cmap-adobe-japan2                   non-free/misc      0    0    0    0    0
cmap-adobe-korea1                   non-free/misc      0    0    0    0    0
ipadic                              non-free/misc      0    0    0    0    0
mecab-ipadic                        non-free/misc      0    0    0    0    0
mysql-doc                           non-free/misc      0    0    0   18   18
sl-modem-source                     non-free/misc      0    0    0    0    0
rancid-cgi                          non-free/net       0    0    0    0    0
rancid-installer                    non-free/net       0    0    0    0    0
unicorn-source                      non-free/net       0    0    0    0    0
diablo                              non-free/news      0    0    0    0    0
diablo-common                       non-free/news      0    0    0    0    0
diablo-readerd                      non-free/news      0    0    0    0    0
nntpcache-dev-doc                   non-free/news      0    0    0    0    0
libmail-bulkmail-perl               non-free/perl      0    0    0    0    0
clustalw-mpi                        non-free/science    0    0    0    0    0
festlex-oald                        non-free/sound     0    0    0    9    9
festvox-ellpc11k                    non-free/sound     0    0    0    1    1
arabtex                             non-free/tex       0    0    0    0    0
dvipdfm-cjk-cmap                    non-free/tex       0    0    0    0    0
foiltex                             non-free/tex       0    0    0    4    4
ptex-jtex                           non-free/tex       0    0    0    0    0
revtex                              non-free/tex       0    0    0    0    0
edict-fpw                           non-free/text      0    0    0    0    0
figfonts-cjk                        non-free/text      0    0    0    0    0
gs-cjk-resource                     non-free/text      0    0    0    1    1
gsfonts-other                       non-free/text      0    0    0   13   13
xpdf-chinese-simplified             non-free/text      0    0    0    0    0
xpdf-chinese-traditional            non-free/text      0    0    0    0    0
xpdf-japanese                       non-free/text      0    0    0    1    1
xpdf-korean                         non-free/text      0    0    0    0    0
mwavem                              non-free/utils     0    0    0    0    0
libapache-mod-fastcgi               non-free/web       0    0    0    3    3
php4-dbase                          non-free/web       0    0    0    1    1
amoeba-data                         non-free/x11       0    0    0    2    2
motif-clients                       non-free/x11       0    0    0    0    0
nvidia-kernel-source                non-free/x11       0    0    0   11   11
t1-xfree86-nonfree                  non-free/x11       0    0    0    9    9
ttf-kochi-gothic-naga10             non-free/x11       0    0    0    2    2
ttf-kochi-mincho-naga10             non-free/x11       0    0    0    1    1
ttf-larabie-deco                    non-free/x11       0    0    0    7    7
ttf-larabie-straight                non-free/x11       0    0    0    8    8
ttf-larabie-uncommon                non-free/x11       0    0    0    6    6
ttf-xfree86-nonfree                 non-free/x11       0    0    0   12   12
ttf-xfree86-nonfree-syriac          non-free/x11       0    0    0    1    1
xfonts-naga10                       non-free/x11       0    0    0    1    1
146 packages (48%) out of 301 in non-free had 0 for vote.

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