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Re:Audacity fork without any sentry telemetry or crash repor... by alkonaut on Tuesday July 06, 2021 @05:23AM (#27745922)
> Anyways, how is it "petty" to make a version of the software for which there is clear demand?

I don’t think it’s clear that there is any demand for a version that doesn’t collect crash reports or version usage. The outrage was about the vagus clause about information necessary for law enforcement or similar.

I’m perfectly happy to see that code (if it exists) being thrown out, but to remove user confirmed crash reporting?

I’d expect every app I use, OSS or not, to have automated crash reporting (a confirmation dialog is a nice touch) and version usage tracking. It’s possible to maintain software without it, just like it’s possible to maintain software without other feedback like a bug reporting system or a profiler.

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Re:Audacity fork without any sentry telemetry or crash repor... by stormbrew on Tuesday July 06, 2021 @06:57PM (#27755413)
The clause is there because of the data collection, not independent of it. As people have been so quick to point out: "you will find this clause in everything that collects data as standard boilerplate."

If it weren't collecting version info what possible reason could it have to have a clause in the EULA about giving info to the police? You have to be phoning home for that to even mean anything.

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