Opt-in anonymous telemetry
#11
Posted 27 December 2023 - 01:04 PM
Brandon
#12
Posted 28 December 2023 - 11:56 AM
Jonatan, on 27 December 2023 - 10:23 AM, said:
James Ross, on 26 December 2023 - 06:21 AM, said:
As James wrote above, you will never be automatically opted in to data collection.
The downside, for those who don't opt in, is that their configuration will not be sampled so no weight will be given to the way they like to use Open Rails.
Weter, on 27 December 2023 - 10:18 AM, said:
IT corporations have been caught doing sneaky things and they don't let you see their source code. But this case is quite different and does not deserve the same justifiable condemnation.
This is telemetry done the way it should be: It's opt-in. The collection code is public and always available for scrutiny. It's intended for the benefit of our community's project. And it's being implemented by guys whom you have known for a long time.
#13
Posted 28 December 2023 - 06:08 PM
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Sorry, if that sounds offencive. Instead of meaning exactiy "This"=ORTS case, there was said about the worst case.
#14
Posted 28 December 2023 - 07:24 PM
Brandon
#15
Posted 28 December 2023 - 09:32 PM
If you're really worried about someone knowing what operating system you're on, opt out.
If you don't trust what's happening, look at the code... or compile your own version that deletes it.
#16
Posted 28 December 2023 - 10:06 PM
eolesen, on 28 December 2023 - 09:32 PM, said:
If you're really worried about someone knowing what operating system you're on, opt out.
If you don't trust what's happening, look at the code... or compile your own version that deletes it.
I'm with Eric and the devs on this one - Collecting standard telemetry is pretty normal in the software industry and will allow a good cross section of users to be represented.
A survey, would severely limit the number of responses, and they would be skewed to regulars here on this forum.
#17
Posted 29 December 2023 - 02:41 AM
It seems pretty obvious from the first post that the primary reason for the data collection is for the ORTS team to see what percent of users will be affected if support for Windows 7 is dropped in future versions of OR. (I'm rooting that it's a pretty small percentage, and we can swiftly move past this to implementing new graphics features compatible only with post-Windows 7 operating systems, and get them into a new "stable" version.)
Worth noting that a poll on just this site and/or trainsim.com is only going to capture a fraction of ORTS users, and heavily skewed towards North American users I would imagine. It might seem to us like the epicenter of the ORTS world is here and TS.com, but there are hundreds, if not thousands of ORTS users than seldom if ever come on either site. The Indian community being one huge group for example.
#18
Posted 29 December 2023 - 07:40 AM
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One can answer all of them, part of them, or skip poll, then download distributive.
#19
Posted 29 December 2023 - 07:41 AM
PerryPlatypus, on 29 December 2023 - 02:41 AM, said:
Members from India are the 2nd largest community on this site. That are, perhaps, 100% only in the Open Rails forums. I suspect many others visit only as guests.
#20
Posted 30 December 2023 - 09:39 AM
- Where will data be sent?
- What about IP addresses?
- Who will have access to data?