And the first rule of software development: the user's needs come before your desires.
Notices by Drew DeVault (drewdevault@fosstodon.org)
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Drew DeVault (drewdevault@fosstodon.org)'s status on Wednesday, 08-Feb-2023 22:10:10 CET Drew DeVault -
Drew DeVault (drewdevault@fosstodon.org)'s status on Wednesday, 08-Feb-2023 22:10:04 CET Drew DeVault Q: When is it okay for a program to reach out to the internet?
A: In response to an explicit user request for it to do so.Q: How much data should be included in network requests?
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Drew DeVault (drewdevault@fosstodon.org)'s status on Wednesday, 08-Feb-2023 22:10:02 CET Drew DeVault Do not write programs which spy on users. There is no excuse good enough.
Just. Don't.