How should this be handled if the software in question is a server daemon? I want the users to make an explicit choice but it's not obvious what's the best way to do that.
Or if you want to cover existing users, just ask during the first interactive invocation, when there is no prior user chosen setting (works for new installs too)...
pseudocode:
choice = no
if $brew_prefix/etc/homebrew.yaml:
choice = read analytics $brew_prefix/etc/homebrew.yaml
else:
if interactive-tty and cmd != "--prefix":
choice = ask-user "enable anonymous analytics (it helps us!)? Y/N: "
write analytics=<choice> $brew_prefix/etc/homebrew.yaml
if choice == yes:
enable-analytics
I feel like on update would be better. Answering a yes/no/never isn't that much of an ask, I don't think. And that way you get a chance to use the software before you have to make a decision.
