I think they check which packages are currently in use (if you install one via Ubuntu's package manager you even see a star rating, I don't know if that's the same, though).
2010/10/27 Marc Paré <[email protected]>: > Le 2010-10-27 15:30, AG a écrit : > >> Marc >> >> I had in mind some kind of sub-routine that, with the user's sign in, >> would use system data (language preference, locality) along with LibO >> data (which components are used and relative frequency) and periodically >> send this data in an anonymised (scrubbed) manner to the LibO team for >> statistical analysis. >> >> The process would have to be transparent, open to user scrutiny and >> something that they select to do as a contribution to the overall >> project development, much in the way that SETI would use spare cycles to >> crunch numbers and send off, in a similar way LibO could request that >> users sign up to send preference stats. >> >> I'm no programmer so probably am not using the appropriate jargon, so I >> hope this clumsy description outlines the idea. The advantages are: the >> user doesn't have to register nor do anything aside from tick a box >> during LibO installation and second, it does lay the ground for >> promoting LibO as a community-led concept that has a "built in" means of >> recruiting and then using user feedback. The latter available through >> selection - like a continuum of data to send back to LibO including >> explicit feedback opportunities and joining a community to pool >> experience and expertise. >> >> Something like that, anyway. >> >> AG >> > > I don't think I would favour this. There is too much potential for gathering > data from users and we could really run in trouble if criticism were to > spread that we are data mining our LibO users. > > Is there anything like that on the debian project? > > Marc > > > -- > Unsubscribe instructions: Email to [email protected] > Posting guidelines: http://netmeister.org/news/learn2quote.html > Archive: http://www.documentfoundation.org/lists/discuss/ > *** All posts to this list are publicly archived *** > > -- Unsubscribe instructions: Email to [email protected] Posting guidelines: http://netmeister.org/news/learn2quote.html Archive: http://www.documentfoundation.org/lists/discuss/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived ***
