Provide a GUI option in the installer to enable popcon

[Caroline Ford]

2009/6/23 Andrew Sayers <andrew-ubuntu-devel at pileofstuff.org>:
> Mackenzie Morgan wrote:
>> On Tuesday 23 June 2009 1:36:21 pm Siegfried-Angel wrote:
>>> If I remember correctly there is already such an option in the installer.
>>
>> I think he wants it to be more prominent, not hidden behind "advanced", that
>> way it gets more use.
>
> I wasn't aware of the feature, so I'll stand corrected on that point :)
>
> I'll change my original suggestion to "either the popularity contest
> should draw a statistically significant number of ordinary users, or it
> should be taken out of the default install".  Otherwise, it's just
> wasting space.
>
> IMHO, the best solution would be to enable popcon by default in
> alpha/beta versions, and as Mackenzie says, make it more prominent for
> everyone else.
>
> This could have a transformative effect on the development process with
> very little work, which I think is worth a single extra question for
> users.  Aside from anything else, the lack of flamewars would make this
> list far more productive.

Only if you think that the alpha and betatesting community are
representative of the wider user base, which they are unlikely to be.

Caroline