• @KISSmyOSFeddit@lemmy.worldOP
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    38 months ago

    This isn’t prompted. To send your data, you have to install a cli tool and run it with 2 specific options.
    I don’t think any new users are represented in the sample.

    • Joe
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      28 months ago

      That indeed changes things, potentially introducing much more bias. What motivation would somebody have to install this tool and run it? Is it being marketed/advertised somehow? How, where, and to whom? :-P

      • @KISSmyOSFeddit@lemmy.worldOP
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        8 months ago

        It collects system info that helps you troubleshoot, or check a computer’s compatibility with Linux.

        It offers a switch to upload your anonymized data to the web site where it’s visualized and ordered for better readability, and also entered into the statistical analysis.

        • Joe
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          28 months ago

          If I were a new user, I’d consider using such a tool. I guess I’ll see myself out. ;-)