On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 10:27 AM, Drew Frank <ajfrank@ics.uci.edu> wrote:
On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 10:23 AM, Aaron Griffin <aaronmgriffin@gmail.com> wrote:
On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 12:20 PM, Drew Frank <goodgrue@archlinux.us> wrote:
I do this all the time as well. One possible solution: if an "I use this!" message were sent to the stat-tracking server automatically from pacman upon installing a package, it would not be much of an extension to send a "Oops, not anymore" message when it is uninstalled. Thoughts?
That's (a) a breach of privacy and (b) something that would never get integrated into pacman.
The pkgstats server doesn't keep track of user info. THe old archstats did, but we have proven time and time again that no one ever uses archstats.... we've had it for ages, have you ever used it?
Nope, I've never heard of archstats =p. Maybe it could be integrated into yaourt, if not pacman. I know aurvote already is, but perhaps it could be just made automated unless a user specifically opts-out. Also, maybe anonymous usage info could be allowed from those users who don't have AUR accounts. It could be treated differently (as less reliable) but would probably be better than nothing. Would that address the breach of privacy issue?
Also, if my ideas are so off-base as to just be a waste of time, feel free to tell me so =)...I certainly don't want to make this process any harder for you all than it already is. Drew