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= Plasma =
Note that all telemetry is '''opt-in'''.
- Application version: to know if our users are up to date
 
- Compiler information: to know if issues in non-mainstream compilers are relevant
== Plasma ==
- Platform information: wayland or X11?
# '''Application version''': to know if our users are up to date
- Qt version: how different versions of Qt and Plasma interrelate
# '''Compiler information''': to know if issues in non-mainstream compilers are relevant
- Usage time: are users passing by or they use it as their main system?
# '''Platform information''': to know how popular the Wayland session is compared to X11
- OpenGL version and vendor information: learn about our users' hardware, can we trust users to have proper 3D acceleration? Which drivers should be testing? Do people prefer open drivers?
# '''Qt version''': to know how different versions of Qt and Plasma interrelate
- Locale information: Are people from different locales struggling at using plasma? Are we not getting bug reports because they just don't consider adopting it?
# '''Usage time''': to find out how many users are using the software heavily vs in passing
- Screen parameters: how important is multiscreen for plasma?
# '''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?
- Panel Count (Plasma Shell): are people playing with their panels adding new ones?
# '''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?
- Application Source Name (Plasma Discover): where do users prefer to get their software from?
# '''Screen parameters''': to find out how common multi-screen usage is in Plasma
# '''Panel Count (Plasma Shell)''': to find out how common it is for people to customize their Panels
# '''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) ==
# '''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
 
=== 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) ==
 
==== 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 type 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
# '''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
 
== Ruqola ==
# '''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

Latest revision as of 22:16, 19 May 2024

Note that all telemetry is opt-in.

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)

  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)

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

  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
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