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by elbac 2242 days ago
The original Urchin was used for log analysis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urchin_(software). Which might explain a 'self-hosted' version of the software as well.
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It had a hybrid log/js approach around the time google acquired it. I believe one of the first. Was the best product around. As a shared web hosting provider in early/mid2000s it was becoming more than a competitive advantage to offer it.