I implore any of the #Fedora #Linux contributors out there that might see this, please do not back the new telemetry proposal. I know telemetry can be incredibly valuable for improving the product offered by Fedora and I'm sure some great improvements can be made with it but I see this as your Amazon Lens moment.
If #FedoraLinux goes ahead with this it doesn't matter that the user can opt-out, it doesn't matter that the data is generic, it doesn't matter that it's anonymized, for now until the end of time Fedora will be called a spyware distro. You will hurt community trust in the project far more than anything you will gain from improving the software and I really don't want to see that happen.
@BrodieOnLinux What would you think if they asked about data being transmitted every time?
Sometimes a window will open asking for you if you will allow the data to be transmitted, explaining about the importance to have data to make the system better.
You will have the options to consent, consent always, don't consent or never consent.
@evasb @BrodieOnLinux then people will call it not only spyware but also annoying and compare it to windows constantly bothering you.
