If you are into novelty metrics, you might find the following interesting:<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;imgur.com&#x2F;a&#x2F;xhxtm" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;imgur.com&#x2F;a&#x2F;xhxtm</a><p>It shows how actively the gitignore files are modified.