David Fetter wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 04, 2008 at 08:51:00AM -0400, Chander Ganesan wrote:
>
>> Dan Langille wrote:
>>
>>> This enters into privacy issues. If this were to be done, it must
>>> be explicitly permitted by the user. That is, ask them, confirm,
>>> call home. Once.
>>>
>>>
>> Or have the browser home page open up to a live CD page hosted by PG
>>
>
> Not unless the users asks it to explicitly.
>
>
>> have PgAdmin check for an update (ask the user)
>>
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> Before, not afterwards.
>
>
>> or report anonymous usage stats.
>>
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> Under no circumstances.
>
>
>> Not much different, IMHO.
>>
>
> Then your HO needs some radical readjustments. What part of privacy
> do you not understand?
>
Hmm...perhaps I should have spent a bit more time wording that message.
I agree with Dan (and apparently you), and reporting statistics (of any
kind) would mean to ask first.
What does the browser open up to right now on the live CD? Isn't it the
PG home page or something along those lines? How do you differentiate
that from a specific page. Same information....
Chander
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