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A user who can't flick a switch on a settings screen has bigger problems than google analytics.
by crispinb 7y ago
A user who can't flick a switch on a settings screen has bigger problems than google analytics.
- fimdomeio 7y agoa user who has to flick a thousand switch a day in multiple apps and sites to have things the way he wants probably as given up and doesn't have the things the way he wants.
- lucideer 7y agoA user has to: (a) be aware of the existence of said switch for every app they use (b) be aware of the ramifications of that setting/feature (something I fear even many devs don't fully grok). (c) Most importantly, can only opt-out after the fact: Google analytics runs before you have any opportunity to access the settings panel.
- crispinb 7y ago(c) is a fair point.
- crispinb 7y agoOn reflection I do agree on the ethics of it - if the authors have a defensible reason for using it, they should make full disclosure on first run. I've submitted a github issue to that effect. The pragmatics are still in favour of it for me - I haven't found another Windows terminal that does everything I want as effectively. Of course I switched off the analytics (scanning settings is always the first thing I do on installing anything). I do tend to try new terminals I come across because electron does seem daft for a terminal, but for now Terminus really does a fine job.
- crispinb 7y agoThe author has added a welcome screen that it seems (haven't tried the build myself yet) won't enable google analytics until specifically authorised by the user (https://github.com/Eugeny/terminus/issues/845#issuecomment-495947791 https://github.com/Eugeny/terminus/issues/845#issuecomment-4...)
- the_duke 7y agoPutting Google Analytics into a desktop application is ridiculous and immediately disqualifies the project for me. Event it it were opt-in rather than opt-out.