On 26.12.19 06:42, Norbert Preining wrote: > (please Cc) > > are there any requirements or restriction what a program packaged in > Debian is allowed to do when starting up? Calibre is normally doing the > following checks: > - check for updates of itself > - check for updates of plugins > - send UID, OS, program version, and the icon theme selected in the > program to the statistic site [1] > > Which of the above actions are acceptable for Debian/main? > > [1] https://calibre-ebook.com/dynamic/calibre-usage
The last point seems inacceptable to me if the user hasn't explicitly consented to it. Checking for updates might be annoying but is "OK" to me. *t