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If I create a OSS app with analytics to detect & log crashes with feature use, is it a bad practice? (lemmy.world)
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If I create a OSS app with analytics to detect & log crashes with feature use, is it a bad practice? I think analytics is really helpful in finding:-

  • which features are worth developing &
  • which bugs needs to be solved first.

Edit...

Things Collected

  • IP Address for use ping (for country)
  • All crashes with IP
  • Feature use with IP Crashes are store for upto 6 months to solve bug but rest are collected and delete after 3 months

It is opt-out but user are informed about it during first / install time. To disable analytics Settings --> Privacy

I want to know right way to introduce analytics in OSS

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[–] dont_lemmee_down@lemm.ee 4 points 7 months ago

No I understand, I really do. I develop myself. The thing is, if it's opt-out, then it does not seem to be necessary. If it's necessary, then you have to show that your interest in bug fixing outweights the users right to privacy.