GNOME User Survey by Telemetry (UPDATED)
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GNOME Data Reveals Most of Us Use GNOME Extensions - OMG! Linux
Last summer GNOME invited its users to run a simple information collection tool to provide them with data on how they configure their systems.
And now it’s sharing details about what it learned.
More than 2,500 people ran the gnome-info-collect tool on their systems, which relayed (non-sensitive or identifiable) data back to the GNOME servers. The aim: to learn more about how GNOME users use GNOME, and use the information to make GNOME better.
If you’re interested in hearing about every dot, dime, and detail of what GNOME learned you’ll want to grab a coffee (no, really) to imbibe the info-dense blog post GNOME’s Allan Day has put out. It long, but it’s incredibly informative.
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gnome-info-collect: What we learned - Form and Function
Last August, we ran a research exercise using a small tool called gnome-info-collect. The tool allowed GNOME users to anonymously send us non-sensitive data about how their systems were configured. The plan was to use that data to inform our design and development decisions. We got a fantastic response to our call for participation, with over 2,500 people uploading their data to the GNOME servers.
We’ve just finished the final parts of the analysis, so it’s time to share what we’ve learned. This post is on the long side, so you might want to get a brew on before you start reading!
Some blog coverage:
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Over 90% Systems Had Flatpak Installed, Says GNOME's Research Report
In August 2022, GNOME developed a tool that let users provide anonymous insights about their system configuration, extension, and GNOME-tuned settings.
This was meant to help GNOME learn more about its users' preferences and to make better decisions based on analyzing the data.
Allan Day, a member of the GNOME design team, shared the collected data in a recent blog post. It contains some interesting insights and findings.
Let me take you through it.
UPDATE
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GNOME's Survey Results: A Window into User Behavior
GNOME has published the results of its last year August user survey. The findings are expected and telling. Here they are.
As our media reported in August, the GNOME project initiated a survey among users using a telemetry data-gathering tool (gnome-info-collect) to gain a better understanding of user habits, software installed, and overall desktop experience.
Five months later, the results were public, revealing both expected and surprising facts. So, without further ado, let’s analyze them.