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Re: The number of etch installations is rocketing...



On Thu, Apr 12, 2007 at 08:35:50PM +0200, Bart Martens <bartm@knars.be> wrote:
> On Thu, 2007-04-12 at 17:32 +0200, gregor herrmann wrote:
> > On Thu, 12 Apr 2007 15:22:37 +0200, Petter Reinholdtsen wrote:
> > 
> > > > dmidecode output is a big problem.  It includes machine UUID and serial
> > > > numbers.
> > > Yes.
> > > Perhaps we only want to collect a subset of that information, or at
> > > least warn the admin about the issues.
> > 
> > I'd suggest to show the person in front of the computer which data
> > would be sent and get their approval before actually sending them.
> 
> Yes, good idea.  This feels similar to "reportbug" offering a chance to
> edit the e-mail before sending.  This excludes any discussion about
> privacy.

It has the risk that the user edits the report an makes it unparseable
by the popcon tools...

Mike



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