popularity-contest

[Brian Fahrlander]

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Peter Garrett wrote:
> On Wed, 28 Mar 2007 22:09:23 -0700
> NoOp <glgxg at mfire.com> wrote:
> 
>> Forgot to add; as does the README file:
>> <quote>
>> SECURITY NOTE: it's impossible to make a submission completely
>> anonymous, since Internet servers tend to add headers and log messages
>> along the way. Our receiver program at debian throws away this
>> information as soon as possible so no one will see it, but if you're
>> really paranoid you might not want to participate.
>> </quote>
> 
> It is *off by default*... it does not "phone home" unless you *tell* it
> to...
> 
> *sigh*
> 
> Can I have your tinfoil hat? ( kidding)

    There *are* people for whom this might be a problem...just playing
(pardon the ironic pun) "devil's advocate': Christians in China. Just
HAVING a bible in some countries is a fatal offense...if you open
GnomeSword, for example, it warns you before updating.

     But in general, I *like* the idea of a 'phone home' program, as
long as Linux does it...especially a Linux that Mark Shuttleworth's
doing.  We need some way to count the Linux boxes. Maybe some very, very
simple information-gathering like the Linux Counter would be good to
have, if only to tell people, YEAH, THERE'S REALLY 30,000,000 OF US:
IT'S NOT A TREND!

    :)

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