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by kspacewalk2 1217 days ago
The Homebrew folks think this is a non-problem. You may agree or disagree, but the pull request is certainly a non-solution to this maybe-problem. Not just because it gained zero traction and did not get merged anywhere, but also because it's just an obscure band-aid. Either opt-out anonymous telemetry is a good idea, or it's a problem. If to you it's a problem, advocate for its removal in its entirety.

So even if I have an issue with telemetry, good on the Homebrew maintainers for ignoring this MR.
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pseudalopex 1217 days ago
The status quo is different variables and even different mechanisms for each program. Many badly documented. Only out of context is DO_NOT_TRACK obscure.

I think you know developers who reject informed consent will never adopt an informed consent model. The proposal was the best users could hope for realistically. Did you never compromise?

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