Merge pull request #3120 from woodruffw/analytics-clarification

docs: Clarify availability of analytics
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Mike McQuaid
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Homebrew's analytics are sent throughout Homebrew's execution to Google Analytics over HTTPS.
## Who?
Homebrew's analytics are accessible to Homebrew's current maintainers. Contact @MikeMcQuaid if you are a maintainer and need access.
Homebrew's detailed analytics are accessible to Homebrew's current maintainers. Contact @MikeMcQuaid if you are a maintainer and need access.
Summaries of installation and error analytics are publicly available [here](https://brew.sh/analytics/).
## How?
The code is viewable in [analytics.rb](https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/blob/master/Library/Homebrew/utils/analytics.rb) and [analytics.sh](https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/blob/master/Library/Homebrew/utils/analytics.sh). They are done in a separate background process and fail fast to avoid delaying any execution. They will fail immediately and silently if you have no network connection.