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Re:Brew commands send data to Google Analytics by iagooar on Friday November 25, 2016 @03:58AM (#13035232)
No, it won't make Homebrew a better product. Homebrew was so good without analytics. Now it's worse, because I cannot trust it anymore.
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Re:Brew commands send data to Google Analytics by drwl on Friday November 25, 2016 @04:25AM (#13035365)
How does your lack of trust for Homebrew make it worse?
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Re:Brew commands send data to Google Analytics by hueving on Friday November 25, 2016 @07:42AM (#13036308)
You can't use it if you don't trust it.
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Re:Brew commands send data to Google Analytics by ovao on Friday November 25, 2016 @10:20AM (#13037297)
Again, though, the lack of user's truth or faith in a piece of software does not make the software itself worse.

We can argue the merits of distrust and of the user's choice to distrust, but the software itself is the same.

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Re:Brew commands send data to Google Analytics by andrewguenther on Friday November 25, 2016 @04:03AM (#13035258)
What exactly has brew done to breach your trust?

Edit: downvoted for asking a question?

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Re:Brew commands send data to Google Analytics by iagooar on Friday November 25, 2016 @04:09AM (#13035284)
Enabling analytics that send whatever information to Google. Yes, I can opt out, but often times I just don't have the time to verify the privacy policies of each and every piece of software I use.
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