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[drdhaval2785]

@vvasuki, after change to the indic-dict repo, I am no longer able to see the download count via gdc tool. Can you check and let me know the download counts of all our dicts please.

[vvasuki]

You should not be able to see any useful download count at all since we have not been using release to offer downloads. Are you sure you were not tracking some meaningless numbers??

[drdhaval2785]

Not at all. We are not tracking meaningless numbers.
It at least gives a trend that people use or at least download a particular dictionary more than the others.

[vvasuki]

Sorry - it doesn't make any sense to me. IIRC http://mmilidoni.github.io/github-downloads-count/ only counts downloads of released files; and we have not supplied released files for download in ages. So, whatever changes in numbers you are seeing since that time long ago should be quite random and unconnected with actual popularity. So, if you need a vague guide for relative popularity - no clear choice other than to use earlier numbers from however long ago.

[drdhaval2785]

I know it does not make sense right now. Is there any reason why the download counts can not be kept track of. If it seems like doable, let ud have that functionality. Otherwise, leave it. Close the issue.

[vvasuki]

If and when we solve indic-dict/stardict-sanskrit#100 and start using releases - then this can be handled as well - so leaving this open.