Scott JensonTo improve the account creation process of any FOSS tool would require simple data collection about where they drop out during the sign up process. There is no account for this so there is nothing to log that is attached to a person.
Yet.... Most FOSS people are adamant that this data should not be collected. Why? There is zero personal info. It's meant to help the project.
Is the reluctance basically a "slippery slope"? E.g. never give an inch?
Scott JensonPeople have brought up IP but that shouldn't be logged either. The point is to do this in a squeaky clean manner, with the source code inspectable so the process is safe, transparent, and verifiable.
But too many projects would never consider this from fear of the rabble hoards coming after them.
This needs to be possible, it's how you get better UX.
Scott JensonBy reframing this as "site stats" and not user stats, I hope we can move forward. If there are zero stats "of any kind" about the user collected, maybe we could do this without freaking out?
If there are some hidden user stats collected, then we should remove them. The point is to figure out how to do this safely, not assume it can never be done.