Microsoft/.Net Foundation added telemetry to the dotnet command line last year

Re:Microsoft/.Net Foundation added telemetry to the dotnet c... by zabil on Monday July 24, 2017 @11:59AM (#14839548)

We've experimented asking users on install or initial setup. But most of the time our tool runs in non interactive environments e.g. on a CI/CD set up (install and execution).

An additional flag for non-interactive installs can solve the problem, but that's a broken setup experience, someone has to look up the documentation after a failure to install.

Turning it off by default in case of a CI/CD setup means losing most of the data.

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Re:Microsoft/.Net Foundation added telemetry to the dotnet c... by winthrowe on Monday July 24, 2017 @12:48PM (#14840042)

If you're setting up automated non-interactive installs, your job is to check for install failures and consult the documentation; I know that's part of my job.

I'd recommend a required installer flag forcing the user to make a decision, but I'm a user who generally leaves telemetry on.

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