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Re: Free software telemetry and the Guix System
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Bengt Richter |
Subject: |
Re: Free software telemetry and the Guix System |
Date: |
Sat, 15 May 2021 12:01:05 +0200 |
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Mutt/1.10.1 (2018-07-13) |
Hi all,
On +2021-05-14 16:52:25 -0400, Leo Famulari wrote:
> On Fri, May 14, 2021 at 06:55:34PM +0000, Cook, Malcolm wrote:
> > > If these claims are true, then I think this is quite satisfactory for
> > > our purposes. I wouldn't even object to enabling the telemetry code via
> > > the CMake build-time option, as long as it's "opt-in", i.e. that each
> > > user must explicitly enable it, and only after being made aware of the
> > > consequences of doing so.
> > >
> > > What do you think?
> >
> > My 2 cents: I think the Audacity model is exemplary and your
> > interpretation is spot on. I personally want the option of enabling such
> > telemetry, as it may well serve my needs and may also give the developer
> > valuable usage and/or crash info which is the least I can provide in return
> > for such a great FOSS app as Audacity.
>
> +1
>
My 2 cents: :)
I like options, but I would feel more secure if it were implemented in a
separate,
dynamically linked when opted-in,
some-implementation.so
which I could get the kernel to prevent access to, e.g. by
# chmod 400 some-implementation.so
--
Regards,
Bengt Richter