On Mar 21, 2012, at 7:28 PM, Tim Williams wrote: > On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 10:23 PM, Rob Weir <[email protected]> wrote: >> I'd like to enable Google Analytics on our download page. >> >> This would allow us to collect some important data, such as the >> geographical distribution of download requests. This information has >> been sought for 3.4 mirror distribution planning. It can also provide >> continuity of our download statistics which we would otherwise lose >> when moving off of MirrorBrain. >> >> Of course, if some else is willing to implement an alternative way of >> collecting this info, then I'd love it hear it. But I think GA is the >> most direct method. >> >> Lazy consensus, 72 hours, etc. > > Hi Rob, > As long as it's accompanied by a link to a privacy policy, you should > be fine. Jackrabbit's[1] is, I think, the canonical example around > here...
I would consider putting this on these pages. (1) www.openoffice.org/download/index.html (the actual url) (2) The "user" contributing page that is displayed in parallel with the click to download. (3) On the "noregistration" page we are discussing. Regards, Dave > > Thanks, > --tim > > [1] - http://jackrabbit.apache.org/privacy-policy.html
