This poll uses @cassidyjames’s suggestions for opt-in/opt-out terminology. I’m keeping Cassidy’s definitions and removing some of the commentary — see the link for details. Please note that no one is suggesting or considering a “buried opt-out” approach here. That option is just here to be complete. I would be willing to accept[1] Fedora Workstation gathering FESCo-approved aggregate metrics, using the following approach: poll By “willing to accept”, I mean something between “I’m satisfied t...
About opt-in, Red Hat employee Michael Catanzaro, who proposed the change, said:
I will NOT consider modifying this proposal such that the data collection is opt-in. I’m open to feedback on everything else, but not that, because there is no use for garbage data. If the Fedora community requires that this be opt-in, then I would give up on the proposal and we’ll just not have any telemetry.
If he’s not lying, it looks like there won’t be any telemetry at all. Still, the fact they planned and proposed such stuff is concerning.
At the moment “Explicit opt-in” is winning.
About opt-in, Red Hat employee Michael Catanzaro, who proposed the change, said:
If he’s not lying, it looks like there won’t be any telemetry at all. Still, the fact they planned and proposed such stuff is concerning.