Re: Questions on DNF's UUID

[stan]

On Sun, 2 May 2021 05:12:55 +0200 (CEST)
None via users  wrote:
> [e-mail] wrote:
> > This would also be of interest to you...
> >
> > https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1672504
>
> The link was helpful. I have one more question:
> Where is this countme variable sent? Is it to Fedora itself (the
>
> host getfedora.org), or the package mirrors, that are mostly hosted
> by third-parties? (In other words, when I install a package, will a
> mirror receive the value of my countme variable?)

I think the answer to your question is that the variable is sent to
the mirror, so yes, a mirror will receive the flag. However, they
appear to have gone to great lengths to avoid leaking any
identifiable information.  See this link:

https://github.com/rpm-software-management/dnf/pull/1450/commits/24e6fadf032...