FAQ

General
  • How does it work?
  • Every hour, the server checks the version info endpoint for the various software and checks to see if a newer version is listed than what is currently stored. If there is, it updates it and sends out emails to subscribed users.
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  • What type of software do you track?
  • It started out as F/OSS and friends of F/OSS, but anything where a version number can easily be found could be tracked.
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  • Can you track software X?
  • Maybe. Create a GitHub issue and we'll see.
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  • What if there isn't a "version endpoint"?
  • Scraping web pages is a less reliable way of doing it, so I'd rather avoid that. Make a GitHub issue about it and we'll see.
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Registration
  • Why can't I sign up with an email address and password?
  • User management is annoying. Rather than deal with email verification, password resets, and bot signups, I just use existing OAuth providers.
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  • What information do you gather from the login providers?
  • Your email and username. The username is just so you know what account it was linked to. The email is used if you sign into another provider, I try to link it to your already existing account. It also provides a default subsription email address to use.
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  • After unlinking a provider, I can still log in with it.
  • Not all providers offer a way to unlink an account, so I simply forget that you had that provider. Due to the above though, it will automatically link it to your account if you use it again. To stop this, you can revoke the access through the provider directly. This also allows me to not have to store your access token.
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  • Can you add OAuth provider X?
  • Maybe. Do they have a FontAwesome icon? Create a GitHub issue and we'll see.
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Privacy
  • Do you share my information with anyone?
  • Your information is not sold to anyone. However, your email address is provided to MailGun in order for us to send you notification emails. MailGun maintains a copy of your email address for 30 days after the message has been sent. See their GDPR page for more information, specifically the "Message Metadata" section.
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  • Stop spamming me, I didn't sign up for this!
  • You probably did and just forgot. That's okay, every email includes a link to unsubscribe from that notification. You can also delete your account through your profile.
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  • GDPR! Cookies! Herp derp
  • I use cookies to track a single session ID to keep you logged in. If you want to delete your account, there's a button for that on your profile. Move along.
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