On Sun, 18 Jan 2009 15:04:23 +0100 allefant <[email protected]> wrote:
> > I think a nice feature would be popup every time the data was going > > to be sent that would a remind someone that they have the feature > > on and let them OK or cancel sending the data on a case by case > > basis. > > > > This sounds like a good idea. Also could have a "don't ask again" > checkbox so it wouldn't get annoying (and a way to turn it on again > from the preferences menu). It surely would be a compromise, but I'm not sure it's the ideal way to go. If I am not mistaken, the main reason to enable uploads by default was most people not caring about it, right? So, for those people, it would just mean more effort on decisions, probably the effort of reading something about sending data, ignoring the rest, and deciding for what they have been told by media, that is not giving their data away. Or maybe they wouldn't read it at all and just take the default option. So, for those people I don't really know. If it doesn't actually matter for them, I don't see why any moral aspects would apply here. It would just be a waste of their time to have them make a decision and they can't really complain if you make a decision for them in that case - as long as that decision doesn't harm them in some way, of course. Then again, there are those people who do care. Maybe they have a reason not to send data over the net, maybe they just dislike it, maybe they want to help Wesnoth. So, assuming they actually care, they will read the message carefully and they will make a decision. Still, if they really do care about it, you would expect them to actively look into it. Some might care about their data not being sent, but they expect any program not to do that without them saying so. Some might care about helping Wesnoth, but they don't expect to actually having to say so. I'm not sure if any side wins here. Also, there are people inbetween. People like me and probably the author of that thread. I care about helping Wesnoth, but I don't care enough to actually open that envelope and click the check box everytime I install it. It would be easier for those people if they would simply be asked automatically and if they could make their answer permament at the same time - But it would be more work for those who don't care at all. After all, it seems like there is no optimal solution to this. There is always a type of user who isn't treated perfectly. So it will have to work in a way with that most of Wesnoth's users can be happy. _______________________________________________ Wesnoth-dev mailing list [email protected] https://mail.gna.org/listinfo/wesnoth-dev
