Agreed!
On Thu, Jan 18, 2018 at 2:05 AM Tehnick <tehnic...@yandex.ru> wrote: > My pessimism about this package in Ubuntu is based not only on the > history of its updates [1] but also on noticeable amount of messages > about its issues in mailing list [2] of Popcon developers which I am > reading since the begining of 2013. > > I am glad to see that after my comment from 16 Jan 2018 this package was > finally updated. Let's hope that this is not only one upload and the > package will be in a good shape in the future. > > [1] Updates: > * 1.64ubuntu2 -- 26 Feb 2016 > * 1.64ubuntu1 -- 29 Oct 2015 > * 1.57ubuntu1 -- 07 May 2013 > [2] > https://lists.alioth.debian.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/popcon-developers > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug > report. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1711420 > > Title: > Should be popularity-contest package a part of Ubuntu installer media? > > Status in popularity-contest package in Ubuntu: > Incomplete > > Bug description: > Since the removal of the 'opt-in' or was it an 'opt-out' dialog in > older versions of the Ubuntu(d-i) installer, I have _manually_ enabled > the popcon utility via: > > $ sudo dpkg-reconfigure popularity-contest > > I notice that the website: https://popcon.ubuntu.com/ seems to be > mostly unmaintained or perhaps abandoned(!?). > > Is this utility really helpful to the Ubuntu Dev's? Should I continue > to _manually_ enable it after each install, as I have for over 5+ > years? > > If not, can it be removed from the 'ubuntu-standard' package depends? > > Please let me know if this is still a useful item to keep on my post- > install checklist. > > Thank you! > > ProblemType: Bug > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.04 > Package: popularity-contest 1.64ubuntu2 > ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-32.36-generic 4.10.17 > Uname: Linux 4.10.0-32-generic x86_64 > ApportVersion: 2.20.4-0ubuntu4.5 > Architecture: amd64 > CurrentDesktop: GNOME > Date: Thu Aug 17 12:06:39 2017 > EcryptfsInUse: Yes > InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-08-08 (8 days ago) > InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 17.04 "Zesty Zapus" - Release amd64 > (20170412) > PackageArchitecture: all > ProcEnviron: > TERM=xterm-256color > PATH=(custom, no user) > XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> > LANG=en_US.UTF-8 > SHELL=/bin/bash > SourcePackage: popularity-contest > UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/popularity-contest/+bug/1711420/+subscriptions > -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1711420 Title: Should be popularity-contest package a part of Ubuntu installer media? To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/popularity-contest/+bug/1711420/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
