On Sat, Aug 26, 2023 at 10:29:02AM -0400, Jeffrey Walton wrote: > On Sat, Aug 26, 2023 at 10:15 AM Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> wrote: [...] > > The basic problem with popcon is that it is opt-in, and nobody > > who is at all privacy conscious opts-in. > > > > (I fully support this decision. It is absolutely correct.) > > A quick note with an opposing view... learning that I run libc or kde > on my Debian machine reveals information with little to no value. [...] > Telling the Debian maintainers I run libc and kde benefits me and the > community. Maintainers and developers learn where to allocate > resources [...] I think this is the wrong angle. Opt-in is a sign of respect towards the users -- whatever reasons the user has is actually totally irrelevant. It might be privacy, it might be something else. This attitude is one of the things why I love Debian. Cheers -- t
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