Hi Chris, There is a Tools->PopularityContest->Show current report menu option showing what would be send.
This is too much hidden to be really usable, but it's there :-) Sebastian > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: padre-dev-boun...@perlide.org > [mailto:padre-dev-boun...@perlide.org] Im Auftrag von chm > Gesendet: Samstag, 3. April 2010 17:06 > An: padre-dev@perlide.org > Betreff: Re: [Padre-dev] data collection in Padre > > On 4/2/2010 2:21 PM, Steffen Mueller wrote: > > > > Gabor Szabo wrote: > >> Looking at the logs there are very few people who have > turned that plugin on. > >> > >> My assumption is that it is because it requires extra action and > >> there is a > >> > >> lack of knowledge on what it will do. > >> IMHO it is not because they don't want to share the data. > > I did not turn the plugin because I don't like my computer > sending out information without my knowledge. Signing "yes" > is not enough. > > >> I think that popularity collection should also be moved to > the core > >> code and it > >> > >> should be always on BUT it should not send data without asking the > >> user for approval. For now I'd start collecting data and > save it in > >> files so we can > >> > >> already use the data collected on our own computer. > > > > Personally, I'd not appreciate nags and certainly not if any data > > collection was turned on by default. I think I'm not alone > in that regard. > > > > > >> Later when we start sending the data, IMHO it should not be at > >> shutdown time > >> > >> it should be at some seemingly random time during work. > > > > Am I the only one who feels vaguely uncomfortable with that? > > As a developer for the PDL module, I've wished for more > specific feedback from user installations. Some ideas I've > had to possibly address information security > concerns: > > (1) Document exactly what is being sent > > (2) Collect data in a local file for reference > > (3) Prompt for review and permission to submit > or even require the user to mail themselves > > (4) Acknowledgement of receipt of information > to close the loop > > I'm not sure if transparency is enough but some of these > might be a step in the right direction. > > --Chris > _______________________________________________ > Padre-dev mailing list > Padre-dev@perlide.org > http://mail.perlide.org/mailman/listinfo/padre-dev _______________________________________________ Padre-dev mailing list Padre-dev@perlide.org http://mail.perlide.org/mailman/listinfo/padre-dev
