On Tue, Oct 9, 2018 at 12:48 AM Matt S <staros...@gmail.com> wrote:
> It really seems like the project would benefit from having better hardware > stats. If you make it a package, people have to be educated to get it and > use it--not that it doesn't have value, it just isn't well exposed and you > will only get stats from the most clueful users. > > I would suggest making anonymized stat upload part of the install and > upgrade process, to get wider coverage. > > - When installing, there's a new step or checkbox with an opt-in for > hardware data sharing, defaulting to off > - If you opt in, your info is uploaded as part of the install process > - Expose the same functionality in a new system-level command like > 'freebsd-uploadstats' and make it an optional but suggested part of the > upgrade process, which is something most users will see repeatedly if they > continue to be users. > > Perhaps the local machine can generate a hash of the report, check that > with the server before the upload goes through. Hardware doesn't change > that often. > > I do not want the project to turn in to Google or Microsoft, but knowing > the hardware in use is a pretty worthy goal. > > MS > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscr...@freebsd.org" > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_pattern _______________________________________________ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
