[wp-meta] [Making WordPress.org] #6511: Bring back the active install growth chart

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#6511: Bring back the active install growth chart
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 Reporter:  markzahra         |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement       |      Status:  new
 Priority:  high              |   Milestone:
Component:  Plugin Directory  |  Resolution:
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Comment (by dyszczo):

 Replying to [comment:35 matt]:
 > Replying to [comment:21 joppuyo]:
 > > I guess only issue I see if these kinds of services put unreasonable
 pressure on w.org servers. I’m not familiar with the terms of service of
 the API.
 >
 > As has been pointed out, there was never an API made for public use or
 with any promise of availability, people just reverse engineered and
 exfiltrated the data to create the chart.

 I think it's good to point out that the graphic chart itself can be
 scraped almost as quickly as API. CPU power is really cheap these days,
 and the task is not that hard. So it's not about the API.
 It's about data that is crucial for the community but remains hoarded
 under the pretense of 'security' for some surreptitious reason.

 For ecological reasons, the API seems a much better choice.

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