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help:usage_statistics [2011/08/04 11:30] – created eroshelp:usage_statistics [2011/08/04 17:33] eros
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   * installation ID -- a unique number that identifies your installation of BootCaT, this does not contain any details about you or the computer you are using; it's just a way for us to keep track of how many copies of BootCaT are installed and used in the world   * installation ID -- a unique number that identifies your installation of BootCaT, this does not contain any details about you or the computer you are using; it's just a way for us to keep track of how many copies of BootCaT are installed and used in the world
   * version number -- the version of BootCaT you are using   * version number -- the version of BootCaT you are using
 +  * OS version -- the operating system you are using (i.e. Windows, MacOS, Linux etc.)
 +  * Java version -- the version of Java you are using (Java is required to run BootCaT)
  
-As you can see nothing personal is being collected, we could really use this data to promote the development of the project, so please keep the box checked!+As you can see nothing personal is being collected, we could really use this data to improve our software and promote the development of the project, so **please leave this feature enabled!**
  
-If you still want to disable anonymous usage collection after all, go to Edit -> Options -> General and disable the "Collect anonymous usage statistics" checkbox.+If you still want to disable the collection of anonymous usage statisticsyou are of course welcome to do it (we won't hold it against you ;-)): just go to Edit -> Options -> General and uncheck the "Collect anonymous usage statistics" checkbox.