1654063 - Collect a measure of the time between browser start and OS start

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(Firefox :: General, enhancement)

Description

[Alex Thayer [:alexical] (she/her)]

I'd like to understand how often it is the case that starting up the browser is the first thing the user does on their system. Because we cannot measure this directly, I'd like to use the time since OS start as a proxy. Presumably if a user opens Firefox in the first minute of starting their computer, it's the first thing they did.

A more concrete application of this information would be deciding if we want to implement a "warmup service" (bug 1518203) which could warm up critical files before Firefox launches. This could be productive if Firefox is usually the first or second thing a user does when starting their computer, but it could be annoyance if not.

Comment 1

[Alex Thayer [:alexical] (she/her)]

Attachment: Bug 1654063 - Collect time between OS and browser start r?mconley

See bug for more details. In short, we don't know whether Firefox is typically
opened early in a user's session after starting the OS or not. This could be
helpful information for, say, deciding if we want to build a "warm up" service.

Comment 2

[Alex Thayer [:alexical] (she/her)]

Attachment: Data Review Request

Comment 3

[Chris H-C :chutten]

Comment on attachment 9165162 [details]
Data Review Request

DATA COLLECTION REVIEW RESPONSE:

    Is there or will there be documentation that describes the schema for the ultimate data set available publicly, complete and accurate?

Yes.

    Is there a control mechanism that allows the user to turn the data collection on and off?

Yes. This collection is Telemetry so can be controlled through Firefox's Preferences.

    If the request is for permanent data collection, is there someone who will monitor the data over time?

Yes, Doug Thayer is responsible.

    Using the category system of data types on the Mozilla wiki, what collection type of data do the requested measurements fall under?

Category 2, Interaction.

    Is the data collection request for default-on or default-off?

Default on for all channels.

    Does the instrumentation include the addition of any new identifiers?

No.

    Is the data collection covered by the existing Firefox privacy notice?

Yes.

    Does there need to be a check-in in the future to determine whether to renew the data?

No. This collection is permanent.

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Result: datareview+

Comment 4

[BugBot [:suhaib / :marco/ :calixte]]

There's a r+ patch which didn't land and no activity in this bug for 2 weeks.
:dthayer, could you have a look please?
For more information, please visit auto_nag documentation.

Comment 5

[Alex Thayer [:alexical] (she/her)]

(In reply to Release mgmt bot [:sylvestre / :calixte / :marco for bugbug] from comment #4)

There's a r+ patch which didn't land and no activity in this bug for 2 weeks.
:dthayer, could you have a look please?
For more information, please visit auto_nag documentation.

Good bot.

Comment 6

[Pulsebot]

Pushed by [e-mail]:
https://hg.mozilla.org/integration/autoland/rev/e69436d5cb55
Collect time between OS and browser start  r=mconley

Comment 7

[Cristian Brindusan [:cbrindusan]]

https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/e69436d5cb55