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So from a developer point of view the more popular your package is financially the less insight into its use you get? And a user point of view is that my usage

by weego 7y ago

So from a developer point of view the more popular your package is financially the less insight into its use you get? And a user point of view is that my usage data is now a bargaining chip to be used by an intermediary between me and a developer I think made a decent stab at a library I need. I'm sorry I'm really failing to see any benefit for anyone in the deal apart from the middle man who will invariabley scrape all the usage stats and sell it

aviaviavi 7y ago
From a developer view, you now don't have to give away your usage data just because you give away your software for free. You have more leverage to ask companies and commercial entities to pay for your software, while letting individuals use it for free. From a user point of view, you have a way to contribute to the developers that give you free stuff without having to do anything additional. Because the developer gets anonymized usage statistics, this will ultimately mean higher quality software for the users.