[Bug 1711420] [NEW] Is popcon.ubuntu.com still needed?

[Chris Rainey]

Public bug reported:

Since the removal of the 'opt-in' or was it an 'opt-out' dialog in older
versions of the Ubuntu(d-i) installer, I have _manually_ enabled the
popcon utility via:

$ sudo dpkg-reconfigure popularity-contest

I notice that the website:  popcon.ubuntu.com seems to be mostly
unmaintained or perhaps abandoned(!?).

Is this utility really helpful to the Ubuntu Dev's? Should I continue to
_manually_ enable it after each install, as I have for over 5+ years?

If not, can it be removed from the 'ubuntu-standard' package depends?

Please let me know if this is still a useful item to keep on my post-
install checklist.

Thank you!

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.04
Package: popularity-contest 1.64ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-32.36-generic 4.10.17
Uname: Linux 4.10.0-32-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.4-0ubuntu4.5
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: GNOME
Date: Thu Aug 17 12:06:39 2017
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-08-08 (8 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 17.04 "Zesty Zapus" - Release amd64 (20170412)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm-256color
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: popularity-contest
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: popularity-contest (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug zesty

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Title:
  Is popcon.ubuntu.com still needed?

Status in popularity-contest package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Since the removal of the 'opt-in' or was it an 'opt-out' dialog in
  older versions of the Ubuntu(d-i) installer, I have _manually_ enabled
  the popcon utility via:

  $ sudo dpkg-reconfigure popularity-contest

  I notice that the website:  popcon.ubuntu.com seems to be mostly
  unmaintained or perhaps abandoned(!?).

  Is this utility really helpful to the Ubuntu Dev's? Should I continue
  to _manually_ enable it after each install, as I have for over 5+
  years?

  If not, can it be removed from the 'ubuntu-standard' package depends?

  Please let me know if this is still a useful item to keep on my post-
  install checklist.

  Thank you!

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.04
  Package: popularity-contest 1.64ubuntu2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-32.36-generic 4.10.17
  Uname: Linux 4.10.0-32-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.4-0ubuntu4.5
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: GNOME
  Date: Thu Aug 17 12:06:39 2017
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-08-08 (8 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 17.04 "Zesty Zapus" - Release amd64 (20170412)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm-256color
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: popularity-contest
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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