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a proposal to add opt-out telemetry in fedora is being discussed on fedora forums
(discussion.fedoraproject.org)
this post was submitted on 07 Jul 2023
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Jesus bellydancing Christ people, read beyond the title of the post for once. This is good.
This will enable results that aren't biased by the few users who find the option to opt-in (when it's not presented front and center) or actively answer to surveys.
They are taking as much care as possible with their words to make it clear that THEY DO NOT WANT TO TRACK YOU OR ABUSE YOUR DATA, it's just what's necessary for studies to better understand the users' needs.
And specially this, for the OH GOD, ITS THE END OF THE LINOX DESKTOP among you:
IT'S A PROPOSAL, IT'S NOT BEING ACTIVELY DEVELOPED YET!
Not only there's no reason to overreact, this could be the start of something beautiful for the Linux desktop, where the users not only actively participate but actively control their data
And they say Lemmy will not become Reddit. Pfft. The culture of reading only the headline and immediately take the rage bait is already seeping in.
Right? People are reading this as BIG CORPO DOES BAD DECISION and ignore the fact that they can (and should) go to the forum to actively discuss the proposal with the people proposing it.