Crash database requirements

[Matthew Paul Thomas]

Rick Spencer wrote on 11/08/11 11:32:
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> On 08/11/2011 12:02 PM, Matthew Paul Thomas wrote:
>...
>> With my proposed design it's two clicks to submit, then another
>> click to dismiss the error message. Probably I should simplify it
>> further.

I've just changed the design to require one click rather than three.
<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ErrorTracker#Client_design>

> Would it not be possible for the user to opt in, and then have the
> reports submitted silently in the background on behalf of the user
> without bothering them at all?

Ubuntu has always had the problem that if a program with a window 
crashes, the window just disappears with no explanation. The error 
reporting system fixes that too -- but only if it shows up for each crash.

For internal (i.e. thread) errors, it may make sense to give the option 
of sending them in the background. Or it may make sense to aggregate 
them by time, for example no more than two per hour, no more than three 
per Ubuntu session. Or both.

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mpt