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[Roberto Alsina <roberto.alsina@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, Jan 30, 2014 at 5:45 PM, Marc Deslauriers <
marc.deslauriers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On 14-01-30 03:34 PM, Roberto Alsina wrote:
> > One advantage of doing it on first boot is the possibility of letting
> the user
> > decide a "human readable label" for the device that will be consistent
> all
> > through the device's life.
> >
> > It all depends on what features and user experiences we want to
> implement.
> >
> > For example: user reinstalls device, then the store suggests "want to
> reinstall
> > all your apps".
> >
> > That implies that the store will know this newly installed device is the
> same
> > one as a device the user used before, which then implies we should ID it
> > somehow, either via the human-friendly label or some HW serial number.
>
> Why should we limit that to reinstalls of the same device? If I get a
> replacement device, as long as the hardware is the same, shouldn't I get
> my apps
> reinstalled?
>
> Actually, I would probably want to get my apps reinstalled even if I
> changed
> hardware. (Of course, certain apps that aren't compatible would be
> excluded...)
>
>
But I would not want my apps "reinstalled" on a new device :-)
I suppose it would ask and I would just say no, but if I have more than one
device, then this gets
complicated.



> >
> > If we use a serial number, there are a number of privacy concerns (which
> could
> > be alleviated using a hash? No?) If we use the human-friendly label,
> then we
> > need to let the user change it somehow and preserve the device's
> identity.
> >
> > I suspect we should first come up with user stories and then design the
> feature.
> >
>
> I agree. The user stories should determine what the minimum required
> information
> is needed. It would be preferable to use a generated UUID that can be
> changed/regenerated by the end user rather than hardware serial numbers or
> mac
> addresses that have privacy implications.
>

I'm ok with either.