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From: Leo Famulari <leo@famulari.name>
To: "Cook, Malcolm" <MEC@stowers.org>
Cc: "guix-devel@gnu.org" <guix-devel@gnu.org>
Subject: Re: Free software telemetry and the Guix System
Date: Fri, 14 May 2021 16:52:25 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <YJ7jCQBwlTd3mfKl@jasmine.lan> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <DM6PR20MB3410C6393CF8FC37298D3BD7BE509@DM6PR20MB3410.namprd20.prod.outlook.com>

On Fri, May 14, 2021 at 06:55:34PM +0000, Cook, Malcolm wrote:
> > If these claims are true, then I think this is quite satisfactory for
> > our purposes. I wouldn't even object to enabling the telemetry code via
> > the CMake build-time option, as long as it's "opt-in", i.e. that each
> > user must explicitly enable it, and only after being made aware of the
> > consequences of doing so.
> > 
> > What do you think?
> 
> My 2 cents:  I think the Audacity model is exemplary and your interpretation is spot on.  I personally want the option of enabling such telemetry, as it may well serve my needs and may also give the developer valuable usage and/or crash info which is the least I can provide in return for such a great FOSS app as Audacity.

+1


  reply	other threads:[~2021-05-14 20:52 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2021-05-13 20:03 Free software telemetry and the Guix System Bone Baboon
2021-05-14 18:12 ` Mark H Weaver
2021-05-14 18:55   ` Cook, Malcolm
2021-05-14 20:52     ` Leo Famulari [this message]
2021-05-15 10:01       ` Bengt Richter
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2021-05-15  7:48 mjbecze

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