Why we introduced telemetry in the latest release of TimescaleDBRemoved

As of version 0.12, TimescaleDB will collect non-personally identifiable telemetry data for better understanding usage and check for version updates. The company aims to balance the permissiveness of the Apache license with a need to gain visibility into how its product is being adopted. Leveraging open-source PostgreSQL, TimescaleDB was built to optimize time-series databases for mission-critical workloads. Telemetry helps build a better product by prioritizing features based on user needs and understanding business success. The company prioritizes transparency, collecting only necessary metrics and providing users with options to turn telemetry off. Users are opt-in to telemetry, and the community is encouraged to engage in improving the product through feedback and data collection.