Re: requirements and regulations concerning upgrade checks/statistics callback on program start
On 26.12.19 06:42, Norbert Preining wrote:
> (please Cc)
>
> are there any requirements or restriction what a program packaged in
> Debian is allowed to do when starting up? Calibre is normally doing the
> following checks:
> - check for updates of itself
> - check for updates of plugins
> - send UID, OS, program version, and the icon theme selected in the
> program to the statistic site [1]
>
> Which of the above actions are acceptable for Debian/main?
>
> [1] https://calibre-ebook.com/dynamic/calibre-usage
The last point seems inacceptable to me if the user hasn't explicitly
consented to it. Checking for updates might be annoying but is "OK" to me.
*t
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