[tor-bugs] #6395 [Metrics Data Processor]: Can we remove GetTor statistics from metrics-*?

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#6395: Can we remove GetTor statistics from metrics-*?
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 Reporter:  karsten                 |          Owner:     
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Comment(by ioerror):

 I'm not going to stop you from writing something or changing how these
 things are done, obviously. :)

 Regarding the no one noticing - I admit, I don't know how to check if such
 things are broken. :(

 I really do believe that these statistics have been very useful for
 understanding the deployment of client software at key points in time.

 I do think that it might make sense to just specify a generic graphing
 interface where given a dataset for "foo" we count the daily instances of
 "bar" occurring. That is a rather minimal thing, which should never
 change, which is basically just a string and an integer updated on a daily
 basis. I'd understand if you don't want to do this but I guess removing
 the code that already runs seems weird, if only because well, we all
 noticed (late) and some of us care.

 Clearly, we're going to follow your lead on this either way. :)

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