On Mon, Nov 07, 2016 at 06:05:18PM +1100, Brian May wrote: > https://github.com/django/deps/pull/31 If I understand this correctly, Django wants to gather usage statistics from installed Django instances, in a way that they say respects user privacy (though I failed to understand how, given a quick read). They claim this information gathering is necessary for them to sustainably get funding for Django development. Reporting the fact that a site uses any particular software is, itself, a privacy violation. I'd prefer Django didn't do this, or the Debian packages enable it, unless it's opt-in by sysadmins installing Django and also each user using a site built on top of Django whose use is going to be reported. All types of "call home" should be strictly opt-in. It's a very sad situation if free software projects have to compromise on privacy to get funded. -- I want to build worthwhile things that might last. --joeyh
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