This isn't npm doing analytics. It's the package manager abusing a dependency declaration and a preinstall script to do their own private analytics.

Even worse, they’re doing analytics without opt-in, or providing a way to use the package without analytics.

This is clearly inacceptable.

Unacceptable

See, this is why I don’t like english. in- and un- both should mean the same, why I can’t I use them synonymously?

All languages have their own idiosyncrasies, not just English. I'm a native speaker of 2 different languages and I find that there is still more to learn about them via small mistakes that I make.

Infamous means famous! More than famous!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIGtHhAfe8w

Inflammable means flammable? What a country!

I'm aware this is a reference, but for people who didn't know this already, inflammable is like the word inflamed, which doesn't mean "not in flames".

I'm not sure what country you are talking about. Inflammable means the same in every english-speaking country.

The commenter was making a comical reference to Yakov Smirnoff:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_a_Country!

Specifically, the Simpsons' reference to Yakov Smirnoff:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8mD2hsxrhQ

Or, just provide anonymized public analytics.

I had no idea this existed.

...this basically invalidates any sort of use Strongloop has for tracking its users via optionalDependencies.

Thanks for that.