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[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Do you have a better way of measuring it?

No better way of measuring doesn't mean this is a good way of measuring.

[–] warmaster@lemmy.world 0 points 4 months ago (2 children)

What way do you imagine would be more precise?

[–] woelkchen@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

What way do you imagine would be more precise?

Unavoidable analytics, apparently. Yay?

[–] refalo@programming.dev 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Well do you want useful stats or not /s

But seriously, a lot of opt-in (that never get opted in to) data is insanely useful for developers, but it has such a bad stigma that we never get anywhere close to the amount of usefulness a larger dataset could provide.

[–] InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

Tbf a lot of that stigma has to do with trust violation.

[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

A method that attempts to collect data from a randomized or representative population rather than relying on self-report.

[–] fushuan@lemm.ee 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

The fact that you need consent to get this data would make a randomized approach impossible.

[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Yes. It just may be possible that accurate poll data on such things isn't possible.

[–] conorab@lemmy.conorab.com 1 points 4 months ago

Steam hardware survey but that will skew towards gamers. That said, it would be a good indicator on how compatible Wayland is.