2009/6/23 Andrew Sayers <[email protected]>: > Mackenzie Morgan wrote: >> On Tuesday 23 June 2009 1:36:21 pm Siegfried-Angel wrote: >>> If I remember correctly there is already such an option in the installer. >> >> I think he wants it to be more prominent, not hidden behind "advanced", that >> way it gets more use. > > I wasn't aware of the feature, so I'll stand corrected on that point :) > > I'll change my original suggestion to "either the popularity contest > should draw a statistically significant number of ordinary users, or it > should be taken out of the default install". Otherwise, it's just > wasting space. > > IMHO, the best solution would be to enable popcon by default in > alpha/beta versions, and as Mackenzie says, make it more prominent for > everyone else. > > This could have a transformative effect on the development process with > very little work, which I think is worth a single extra question for > users. Aside from anything else, the lack of flamewars would make this > list far more productive.
Only if you think that the alpha and betatesting community are representative of the wider user base, which they are unlikely to be. Caroline -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
