Re: [tdf-discuss] Better defaults

I think they check which packages are currently in use (if you install
one via Ubuntu's package manager you even see a star rating, I don't
know if that's the same, though).

2010/10/27 Marc Paré <marc@marcpare.com>:
> Le 2010-10-27 15:30, AG a écrit :
>
> > Marc
> >
> > I had in mind some kind of sub-routine that, with the user's sign in,
> > would use system data (language preference, locality) along with LibO
> > data (which components are used and relative frequency) and periodically
> > send this data in an anonymised (scrubbed) manner to the LibO team for
> > statistical analysis.
> >
> > The process would have to be transparent, open to user scrutiny and
> > something that they select to do as a contribution to the overall
> > project development, much in the way that SETI would use spare cycles to
> > crunch numbers and send off, in a similar way LibO could request that
> > users sign up to send preference stats.
> >
> > I'm no programmer so probably am not using the appropriate jargon, so I
> > hope this clumsy description outlines the idea. The advantages are: the
> > user doesn't have to register nor do anything aside from tick a box
> > during LibO installation and second, it does lay the ground for
> > promoting LibO as a community-led concept that has a "built in" means of
> > recruiting and then using user feedback. The latter available through
> > selection - like a continuum of data to send back to LibO including
> > explicit feedback opportunities and joining a community to pool
> > experience and expertise.
> >
> > Something like that, anyway.
> >
> > AG
>
> I don't think I would favour this. There is too much potential for gathering
> data from users and we could really run in trouble if criticism were to
> spread that we are data mining our LibO users.
>
> Is there anything like that on the debian project?
>
> Marc
>
>
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