> But that implies that I dislike any and all "phoning home" (which is the vast majority of instances is simply anonymous statistics to help you, the user, find the most popular packages) enough to shun it.
I totally agree with this. This "phone home" scenarios aren't rummaging through your file system or reporting back what websites you are visiting.
It almost seems like there is an underlying level of paranoia, or people are working on extremely sensitive stuff that they are concerned will be reported back or caught up in some poorly anonymized telemetry reports. I personally leave telemetry on and am not concerned with it. If it helps improve the tools I am using on a daily basis, go for it.
This is different than the analytics on the web which know everything from what food I like to what music I listen to and a lot more. We're talking performance metrics and stability issues, not what I may want to purchase today.
I totally agree with this. This "phone home" scenarios aren't rummaging through your file system or reporting back what websites you are visiting.
It almost seems like there is an underlying level of paranoia, or people are working on extremely sensitive stuff that they are concerned will be reported back or caught up in some poorly anonymized telemetry reports. I personally leave telemetry on and am not concerned with it. If it helps improve the tools I am using on a daily basis, go for it.
This is different than the analytics on the web which know everything from what food I like to what music I listen to and a lot more. We're talking performance metrics and stability issues, not what I may want to purchase today.