[Bug 1711420] Re: Should be popularity-contest package a part of Ubuntu installer media?

[Tehnick]

My pessimism about this package in Ubuntu is based not only on the
history of its updates [1] but also on noticeable amount of messages
about its issues in mailing list [2] of Popcon developers which I am
reading since the begining of 2013.

I am glad to see that after my comment from 16 Jan 2018 this package was
finally updated. Let's hope that this is not only one upload and the
package will be in a good shape in the future.

[1] Updates:
    * 1.64ubuntu2 -- 26 Feb 2016
    * 1.64ubuntu1 -- 29 Oct 2015
    * 1.57ubuntu1 -- 07 May 2013
[2] https://lists.alioth.debian.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/popcon-developers

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Title:
  Should be popularity-contest package a part of Ubuntu installer media?

Status in popularity-contest package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

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: https://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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