Re: should popcon be enabled by default?
On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 02:18:12PM -0300, Otavio Salvador wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 1:31 PM, Frans Pop<elendil@planet.nl> wrote:
> > The question is always displayed, so it's simply up to the user whether he
> > wants to participate or not.
>
> This is the reason I think we could leave 'Yes' as the default answer.
> It will still give the choice for the user and:
>
> - It will allow us to have a better view of users are using
> - We will be able to have it deplyed in more machines
>
> I understand why it has been set to 'No' but maybe we ought to rethink it.
>
> I see pro and cons for both ways; I'd be interested to hear the
> opinion of more people about it.
I'm a strong "No" voter; the arguments for "No" seem strong and solid to me,
whilst the arguments for "Yes" seem self-serving (they're benefits to
"Debian", not to the user) or just content-free ("deployed in more machines"
is only a benefit for malware authors).
- Matt
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