Re: [TSVN] TortoiseSVN calling home?

Molle Bestefich wrote:
> Stefan Küng wrote:
>> I think what you're seeing is the automatic check for updates which
>> happens every seven days. You can disable that check if you really want
>> - but I wouldn't advice that.
>
> I've done that anyway.
> I find it *EXTREMLY* rude for any application to call home without
> asking me first.

Sorry, but that's not rude. Almost all applications which release new
versions do that. That's the default. And you *can* deactivate it.

> If I'm asked during the installation process, I always say "yes, please".

Checking for a new version during installation isn't enough. We have to
check for newer versions from time to time, so the user gets notified
*after* (s)he has installed TSVN. I'm really tired of receiving
crashreports for 1.0.x versions (yes, I still get some of those!).

> If I'm not asked, I'll note to myself that the particular application
> apparently has something it wants to hide. Perhaps they're collecting
> a bunch of statistics from my PC, perhaps they're sending home my
> webbanking account numbers, or perhaps they're just checking up on how
> often I use the application. Either way, not going to happen.

You can be suspicious with closed applications. But with open source
apps? We can't hide anything from you, the whole sourcecode is available.

Would your firewall even notice a call-home from an app which *has* to
access the internet (e.g. a mail client, messenger program, ...) - you
should be more worried with those, because they know that they most
likely won't be detected calling home.

Stefan

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