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As far as I'm concerned I shouldn't have to give up my contact details in order to download FOSS software. Thankfully in this case I can just go build the thin
by daenney 10y ago
As far as I'm concerned I shouldn't have to give up my contact details in order to download FOSS software.
Thankfully in this case I can just go build the thing myself but these kind of sign up walls without a way to opt out of them do annoy me.
- reacharavindh 10y agoYes, you could build the thing yourself. I'm all for protecting privacy, but, Don't you think it is reasonable for a FOSS project/company to collect basic stats on their audience? They aren't even forcing you to give up your identity. Just an email address, which could be something that don't particularly identify you, while they get unique user stats. You could obviously mark them as Spam, if they do end up spamming you..
- OldSchoolJohnny 10y ago"Don't you think it is reasonable for a FOSS project/company to collect basic stats on their audience?" No. That is not free, that is paying for it with your privacy.
- daenney 10y agoI have no issue with them collecting basic stats. I'm contributing to the statistics Homebrew collects and when Django gets their statistics I will keep them enabled or opt-in. However, I should be allowed to opt out. I also don't consider my (work) email address to be meaningful data they can use to improve the quality of their software or gain an understanding of how it's being used. At best I can see them deduping download counts through it which can be done in other ways.
- heroprotagonist 10y agoWhenever I see 'valid work email address' on a form I assume I'm going to get harassed by sales people.
- captncraig 10y agoDefinitely what influx does. I feel like I get an email from them at least every week.