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Light Table 0.6.6

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Re: Light Table 0.6.6

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Post by nl »

muhuk wrote: post #22
rgbrenner wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

https://atom.io/faq Why does Atom send usage data to Google Analytics? In the same way that aggregate usage information is important when developing a web application, we've found that it's just as important for desktop applications, especially during the beta program. By knowing which Atom features are being used the most, and how the editor is performing, we can focus our development efforts in the right place. For…

It is unfortunate they've chosen opt-out. This is a tool for developers by developers. Are devs really cool with this, collecting information about them (even if it's anonymized) without their explicit consent? Regardless of who will be the users, opt-in is the civilized and respectful way for this sort of thing.

Given that analytics really does let the authors fix problems and inefficiencies that users are having I would imagine people should "be cool" with it.

Re: Light Table 0.6.6

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Post by Morgawr »

nl wrote: post #30
Morgawr wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm not sure why I am getting downvoted to hell (also Igglyboo's entirely legit question). I just stated a fact, it's really undeniable.

You are being downvoted because your point is pretty much irrelevant for most people. Clearly this is about comparing the editors . Analytics is orthogonal to that. If you want to talk about the costs and benefits of Google Analytics them I'm sure there's another thread where it is more relevant. Igglyboo's comment is probably downvoted because they don't "seem similar" at all beyond the idea that they both work with…

>Analytics is orthogonal to that

Not when it's included in the editor as a default[0]. If we want to strictly compare editors then we should talk about Codemirror instead of LightTable. This point is really moot. I've used both Atom and LightTable and while I'm not going to argue about the pros and cons of either (I ditched Atom for various reasons), even just thinking about putting some Google web tracking device as an opt-out (instead of opt-in) really makes me abhor Atom.

You can disagree with me and you can prefer Atom over LightTable, it's all good, however downvoting because you don't like simple statements that are true won't make them any less true.

[0]https://atom.io/faq

Re: Light Table 0.6.6

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Post by nl »

Morgawr wrote: post #32
nl wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You are being downvoted because your point is pretty much irrelevant for most people. Clearly this is about comparing the editors . Analytics is orthogonal to that. If you want to talk about the costs and benefits of Google Analytics them I'm sure there's another thread where it is more relevant. Igglyboo's comment is probably downvoted because they don't "seem similar" at all beyond the idea that they both work with…

>Analytics is orthogonal to that Not when it's included in the editor as a default[0]. If we want to strictly compare editors then we should talk about Codemirror instead of LightTable. This point is really moot. I've used both Atom and LightTable and while I'm not going to argue about the pros and cons of either (I ditched Atom for various reasons), even just thinking about putting some Google web tracking device as…

Downvoting because of irrelevance is reasonable IMHO.

Re: Light Table 0.6.6

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Post by peterashford »

peterashford wrote: post #23

meh I'll get excited when I can CHANGE THE F##KING FONT without editing a F##KING config file (after reading the help and being redirected to watch a #*%!@! video).

I see I'm down-voted to oblivion. Does that mean that there's a simple way to change the font or I have I just been whacked by a bunch of topic nazis?
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