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From: Mark H Weaver <mhw@netris.org>
Subject: bug#35551: guix search
Date: Fri, 10 May 2019 18:04:44 -0400
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To: Ludovic =?UTF-8?Q?Court=C3=A8s?= <ludo@gnu.org>
Cc: Bruno Haible <bruno@clisp.org>, 35551-done@debbugs.gnu.org

Hi,

Ludovic Court=C3=A8s <ludo@gnu.org> writes:

> Bruno Haible <bruno@clisp.org> skribis:
>
>>> For that we=E2=80=99d need to resort to an external service providing t=
his info.
>>
>> Why would it need to be an external service? Can't you incorporate
>> this information in a data file that you ship as part of the
>> distribution?
>
> Such a file would quickly become stale, it=E2=80=99d have to be updated f=
rom an
> external service anyway.

If we add functionality that calls out to the network in response to a
package search, e.g. to query popularity ratings or package file
listings, we should make sure the user knows it's happening, and provide
a way to disable it.  Some users may not want information about their
package searches to be leaked to the outside world.

     Thanks,
       Mark