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by rhn_mk1 2716 days ago
Looking at the wiki page [0], I can see the benefits of the move:

> Better metrics overall

> Public stats page updated automatically

> Better knowledge of relative use of different variants

> Insight into Fedora's use in short-lived test systems and temporary containers vs. longer-term installations

but nothing evaluating how and whether the proposed solutions will achieve those things.

With no method being perfect, I'm suprised that no one is calling for a quantitative evaluation of various ID collection schemes, and that there is defined "good enough" value, other than

> We need better data than that.

I'm not a Fedora maintainer, and I'm not maintaining any other software of such popularity, so I have to ask: why? I assume it's to allocate work better. At which point do the downsides outweigh that benefit?

[0] https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/DNF_Better_Counting