Re: [boost] google-analytics and privacy

Subject: Re: [boost] google-analytics and privacy
From: Vladimir Prus (vladimir_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-04-27 06:54:32

John Maddock wrote:

> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Cory Nelson" <phrosty_at_[hidden]>
> To: <boost_at_[hidden]>
> Sent: Sunday, April 26, 2009 10:31 PM
> Subject: Re: [boost] google-analytics and privacy
> 
> 
>> On Sun, Apr 26, 2009 at 1:03 PM, Beman Dawes <bdawes_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>>> It seems to me that it is a normal practice for a web site to track
>>> usage of page visits and visitors. But I'm quite uncomfortable with
>>> offline tracking. Thus I like your suggestion that a distinction be
>>> made between the distribution package and the web site.
>>
>> I agree, it has no place offline.  It could actually help if some
>> stats from the online tracking were published to this list though.
>> Docs with high traffic (relative to other docs from the same lib)
>> might help indicate people are having a hard time remembering how to
>> use some code, and could use better explaining (or better code) so
>> they remember the first time.
> 
> Agreed.
> 
> Can someone please explain to me what the scripts in use currently are, what
> they do, 

Do you have any questions not already answered at http://www.google.com/analytics/ ?

> and who gets the information they generate? 

For Boost.Build docs, I get the information. I don't know about others.

- Volodya