[wp-trac] Re: [WordPress Trac] #5066: Anonymize update checking

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#5066: Anonymize update checking
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 Reporter:  zamoose                        |        Owner:  anonymous 
     Type:  enhancement                    |       Status:  closed    
 Priority:  normal                         |    Milestone:  2.6       
Component:  Administration                 |      Version:  2.3       
 Severity:  normal                         |   Resolution:  worksforme
 Keywords:  has-patch 2nd-opinion privacy  |  
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Changes (by matt):

  * status:  new => closed
  * resolution:  => worksforme
  * summary:  Make update checking more consumer-friendly => Anonymize
              update checking

Comment:

 We promoted a plugin about this in the release announcement for 2.3, but
 it has had very little adoption:

 http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/disable-wordpress-plugin-
 updates/stats/

 Rather than bumping the milestone, let's just close it until there are
 compelling new arguments.

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