Re: Gathering data on user preferences

[Tim Cross]

Philip Kaludercic <philipk@posteo.net> writes:

> Tim Cross <theophilusx@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> I would imagine the package I'm proposing would likely leverage off some
>> of the code which generates the data attached to bug reports. I also
>> think it would be good to be able to mine the data which exists in bug
>> reports, but have no idea how easily that could be done.
>
> You are probably right that a separate package would provide better and
> more accurate data, I just wonder what the incentive is for someone who
> uses Emacs, has opinions but isn't part of any "community". Unless this
> is automated, which become annoying, it seems like this is a quality vs
> quantity problem -- and if that is the case, it might be more helpful to
> improve the quality of the quantity (more detail in bug reports) than
> improve the quantity of the quality.

I suspect multiple channels will be required as it is unlikely one
engagement model will work for all. Bug reports, user survey and a
telemetry package could all be part of the picture.