Measuring success/failure in the installation

[Matt Zimmerman]

On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 10:33:00AM +0100, Evan Dandrea wrote:
> There appears to be consensus on the following ubuntu-devel thread
> that this issue requires a decision by the tech board.  May I kindly
> ask that you address it at the meeting tomorrow?
> 
> https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2011-May/033194.html
> 
> To be clear, since it wasn't addressed in my original email, I intend
> to only present percentages of successful and unsuccessful installs.
> I do not want this misused as a (very poor) metric for counting users
> when many wont have an Internet connection, will get their Ubuntu
> system from an OEM, or will have installed once and upgraded through
> each release.
> 
> I would also like to single out Steve's response, as it more
> eloquently presents some of the arguments I was attempting to make:
> 
> https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2011-May/033211.html

In general, I don't have a problem with reporting back system state so long
as:

- it's obvious to the user that they're sharing data
- it's clear to the user which data is being shared
- the user consents to sharing it

These are all somewhat open to interpretation, so take it as a statement of
principle rather than a policy.

-- 
 - mdz