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add KWrite telemetry use, bundle this with the Kate one, same code, https://invent.kde.org/utilities/kate/-/merge_requests/692
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# '''Application Source Name (Plasma Discover)''': to find out where users prefer to get their software from
# '''Application Source Name (Plasma Discover)''': to find out where users prefer to get their software from


== Kate (starting with Release 20.04) ==
== Kate (starting with Release 20.04) & KWrite (starting with Release 22.08) ==


=== Opt-In Telemetry Information ===
=== Opt-In Telemetry Information ===
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=== Reviews for the introduction/changes of telemetry data submission ===
=== Reviews for the introduction/changes of telemetry data submission ===


* Initial introduction
* Initial introduction for Kate
: https://invent.kde.org/kde/kate/merge_requests/60
: https://invent.kde.org/kde/kate/merge_requests/60
* Initial introduction for KWrite
: https://invent.kde.org/utilities/kate/-/merge_requests/692


== Pim (starting with Release 20.04) ==
== Pim (starting with Release 20.04) ==

Revision as of 21:16, 30 March 2022

Plasma

  1. Application version: to know if our users are up to date
  2. Compiler information: to know if issues in non-mainstream compilers are relevant
  3. Platform information: to know how popular the Wayland session is compared to X11
  4. Qt version: to know how different versions of Qt and Plasma interrelate
  5. Usage time: to find out how many users are using the software heavily vs in passing
  6. OpenGL version and vendor information: to learn about our users' hardware; can we trust users to have proper 3D acceleration? Which drivers should be testing? Do people prefer open drivers?
  7. Locale information: To find out if people from different locales are struggling to use Plasma. Are we not getting bug reports because they just don't even consider using it?
  8. Screen parameters: to find out how common multi-screen usage is in Plasma
  9. Panel Count (Plasma Shell): to find out how common it is for people to customize their Panels
  10. Application Source Name (Plasma Discover): to find out where users prefer to get their software from

Kate (starting with Release 20.04) & KWrite (starting with Release 22.08)

Opt-In Telemetry Information

  1. Application version: to know which application versions are still in use
  2. Qt version: to know the underlying Qt version (e.g. to see how important workarounds for old issues are)
  3. Platform information: to know the operating system we are running on
  4. Screen parameters: to find out how common multi-screen usage is
  5. Start count: to find out how frequent users use our editor
  6. Usage time: to find out how many users are using the software heavily vs in passing

Reviews for the introduction/changes of telemetry data submission

  • Initial introduction for Kate
https://invent.kde.org/kde/kate/merge_requests/60
  • Initial introduction for KWrite
https://invent.kde.org/utilities/kate/-/merge_requests/692

Pim (starting with Release 20.04)

Opt-In Telemetry Information

KMail

  1. Application version: to know which application versions are still in use
  2. Qt version: to know the underlying Qt version (e.g. to see how important workarounds for old issues are)
  3. Platform information: to know the operating system we are running on
  4. Screen parameters: to find out how common multi-screen usage is
  5. Start count: to find out how frequent users use our editor
  6. Usage time: to find out how many users are using the software heavily vs in passing
  7. Locale information: To find out if people uses different locale
  8. Account type information: To find out if people uses different sending account type and receiving account type

Akregator/SieveEditor/Kaddressbook/Korganizer

  1. Application version: to know which application versions are still in use
  2. Qt version: to know the underlying Qt version (e.g. to see how important workarounds for old issues are)
  3. Platform information: to know the operating system we are running on
  4. Screen parameters: to find out how common multi-screen usage is
  5. Start count: to find out how frequent users use our editor
  6. Usage time: to find out how many users are using the software heavily vs in passing
  7. Locale information: To find out if people uses different locale

Ruqola

Opt-In Telemetry Information

  1. Application version: to know which application versions are still in use
  2. Qt version: to know the underlying Qt version (e.g. to see how important workarounds for old issues are)
  3. Platform information: to know the operating system we are running on
  4. Screen parameters: to find out how common multi-screen usage is
  5. Start count: to find out how frequent users use our editor
  6. Usage time: to find out how many users are using the software heavily vs in passing
  7. Locale information: To find out if people uses different locale