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== Opt-In Telemetry Information ==
== Opt-In Telemetry Information ==


= KMail =
# '''Application version''': to know which application versions are still in use
# '''Qt version''': to know the underlying Qt version (e.g. to see how important workarounds for old issues are)
# '''Platform information''': to know the operating system we are running on
# '''Screen parameters''': to find out how common multi-screen usage is
# '''Start count''': to find out how frequent users use our editor
# '''Usage time''': to find out how many users are using the software heavily vs in passing
# '''Locale information''': To find out if people uses different locale
# '''Account Information''': To find out if people uses different sending account type and receiving account type
= Akregator/SieveEditor/Kaddressbook/Korganizer =
# '''Application version''': to know which application versions are still in use
# '''Application version''': to know which application versions are still in use
# '''Qt version''': to know the underlying Qt version (e.g. to see how important workarounds for old issues are)
# '''Qt version''': to know the underlying Qt version (e.g. to see how important workarounds for old issues are)

Revision as of 14:15, 4 April 2020

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 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)

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
https://invent.kde.org/kde/kate/merge_requests/60

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 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