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by pwdisswordfish2 2173 days ago
Edit: The issue of no download statistics is an issue for the developers, not an issue for users. Why is it an "issue" for developers of a "non-commercial" project in the first place? Because the developers actually have commercial ideas for the project. Users did not create this "issue", developers did. Instead of resolving the issue created by using a third party service for downloads by making a compromise, e.g., forgo using a third party to host downloads, or asking users to help them resolve it, e.g., by agreeing to submit usage stats, a new problem is passed on to users instead: opt-out, default telemetry. This is a user perspective. Compare and contrast this with a developer perspective.