On Maw, 2005-07-05 at 16:21, Robert Love wrote: > On Tue, 2005-07-05 at 14:37 +1200, John Williams wrote: > > > Essentially we propose modifying the GNOME About box to include a toggle > > that indicate the user's permission to activate a program that would > > periodically contact a central GNOME server. Information that would be > > transmitted and recorded has not been decided yet, but the prime > > requirement is to record the number of current GNOME users (not > > installations) on a (say) monthly basis. > > I can see the slashdot article now..
Its problematic to do any kind of automation like that - permission belongs with the company not the user in many cases. It may also trigger charges on GPRS networks and the like. Alan _______________________________________________ desktop-devel-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/desktop-devel-list
