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... if you install and configure popularity-contest, which includes an explicit opt-in process [0] and it still doesn't track usage, merely installation. [0] h
by arsome 7y ago
... if you install and configure popularity-contest, which includes an explicit opt-in process [0] and it still doesn't track usage, merely installation.
[0] http://www.linuxandubuntu.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/configure-popularity-contest-program.png.webp?is-pending-load=1 http://www.linuxandubuntu.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/con...
- roelschroeven 7y agoIt's a tiny bit more than that: popcon weekly reports which packages have been used that week based on their atime. atime, ctime and filename are reported (the times are truncated to a multiple of twelve hours). See https://popcon.debian.org/FAQ https://popcon.debian.org/FAQ (thanks to toastal for the link).
- account42 7y agoWait people still leave atime enabled?
- roelschroeven 7y agoI suppose many people use relatime, which is good enough for popcon I think. Edit: Debian uses relatime by default. I don't know about other distributions.
- Piskvorrr 7y agoWhich is still a far cry from "opts you in by default (!!!), and collects every time (!) you open the program."
- roelschroeven 7y agoOh yes I agree completely. When I said "a tiny bit more", I meant it literally: it's a bit more, but only a very tiny bit.