| 1 |
On 03:18 Fri 26 Aug , Jorge Manuel B. S. Vicetto wrote: |
| 2 |
> I've picked this message as I want to address one point in this thread |
| 3 |
> that was focused on this sub-thread. I disagree with the idea that |
| 4 |
> adding an application to the Gentoo tree that collects data from users |
| 5 |
> and sends it to a central (or distributed) system is the same as |
| 6 |
> adding any other application to the tree. Having the ability to add |
| 7 |
> ebuilds to the tree is part of what you gain by getting gentoo-x86 |
| 8 |
> access. Issues with significant users privacy concerns and substantial |
| 9 |
> changes like adding packages to the tree that collect data from users |
| 10 |
> and compile it, |
| 11 |
|
| 12 |
Like, oh, any package with a built-in bug reporting system? |
| 13 |
|
| 14 |
-- |
| 15 |
Thanks, |
| 16 |
Donnie |
| 17 |
|
| 18 |
Donnie Berkholz |
| 19 |
Council Member / Sr. Developer |
| 20 |
Gentoo Linux |
| 21 |
Blog: http://dberkholz.com |
Archives