FreeBSD Mail Observatory

Discussion intelligence

Partial archive. Search and analysis cover ingested mail only; missing history and unclassified messages can change conclusions.

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Topic search

Follow the ideas, decisions, and disagreements shaping FreeBSD.

All conditions must match. Phrases match adjacent words; no quotation marks needed. Sender matches literal header text.

Search options Keyword · all lists · all dates

Semantic and hybrid rank within these conditions, using the first value as the ranking query.

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Sentiment at a glance

Stance toward the selected topic, separately from emotional tone. Automated mail is excluded.

Search terms select mail; this proposition defines support and opposition.

Choose a proposition and run a search to see sentiment.

Time trends & forecast
Time trend · counts of deduplicated messages
PeriodSupportOpposeMixedNeutralUnknown

Four-week discussion forecast

Start with a topic you care about. Search a proposal, a subsystem, or an exact phrase.