Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Linux/Archive 2
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File:Linus-pronounces-linux.ogg (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) has been proposed to be deleted. 76.65.128.132 (talk) 09:13, 1 January 2012 (UTC)
Subdivision
Should this project not be a subproject of wikiproject software? IRWolfie- (talk) 12:06, 31 January 2012 (UTC)
List of Participants
Wikipedia:WikiProject Linux#Participants is a bit of a mess. The list includes a user who only made two edits five years ago[1] and one who retired from Wikipedia and deleted his username.[2][3][4]. Some entries are dated, some are not. The list is neither alphabetical nor chronological - some names were added at the bottom, some at the top.
I propose the following cleanup:
- Any user name that redirects to a new user name will be changed to the new user name.
- Registered users who have not made an edit in five years will be deleted, with a note placed on their user talk page saying that the name will be re-inserted on request.
- Usernames that have been deleted, retired, stuck out from the list or indefinitely banned from Wikipedia will be deleted after two years.
- All dates will be removed from the list and the list will be alphabetized. An instruction will be added to insert your name alphabetically and sign with three tildes instead of four.
- Alternative to above: Dates will be added to names that are currently without them and the list will be sorted chronologically. An instruction will be added to insert your name at the bottom of the list.
Suggestions for better ways to clean up the list are welcome. --Guy Macon (talk) 20:14, 5 February 2012 (UTC)
Cleanup and Redesign of wikiprojct: Linux
I have spent the last week or so organizing and redesigning this wikiproject. you can see my proposed redesign here in my sandbox. I encourage you to leave any suggestions you have for improvement in this section. If you'd like to contact me personally, please leave a message on my talk page. I will continue to modify my template based on suggestions I receive. I will update all of wikiproject:Linux with my reorganization once there seems to be a general consensus of approval among project members. 16bitz 21:39, 11 April 2012 (UTC)
Ad snuck into SystemRescueCD page?
Hello all - love the project, keep it up!
FYI: Just looked over the SystemRescueCD page, and the last "External Link" looks to me like an ad was snuck into the page. It links to a rescue product from "Lazesoft" software, which doesn't seem to be related to the SystemRescueCD project. Am I right about this? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.128.192.207 (talk) 14:17, 12 August 2012 (UTC)
- You're right, it doesn't really seem appropriate there so I went ahead and removed it. Thanks. - SudoGhost 14:46, 12 August 2012 (UTC)
Linux Mint
Hi guys, not sure if this is the right place to ask, since I'm not officially a member or anything, but I'm working on the Linux Mint page to try and update it and clean it up a bit. If anyone feels like lending a hand, feel free. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Old Marcus (talk • contribs) 23:45, 17 January 2009 (UTC)
- I'll be helping out too. BTW you can join by adding the userbox to your user page. Wei2912 (talk) 09:43, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
- I will also be trying to help. I LOOOVE Linux Mint! And I am rather new to Wikipedia and this is my first WikiProject--is there anything I do as a member aside from work on the to-do list? Thanks. AFisch99 (talk) 20:29, 5 September 2012 (UTC)
Wikipoject:Linux Barnstar
I noticed that this Wikiproject doesn't have it's own barnstar yet, so I went ahead an designed one. Any suggestions are welcome. I'll add this to the iwkipoject barnstars page once I receive a few comments of approval. 16bitz 18:24, 6 April 2012 (UTC)
I love it! AFisch99 (talk) 20:30, 5 September 2012 (UTC)
Discussion at Talk:Ubuntu (operating system)#Ubuntu as "Adware"
I have started an RFC at Talk:Ubuntu (operating system)#Ubuntu as "Adware". Please join the discussion there. Elizium23 (talk) 05:08, 22 October 2012 (UTC)
Request for comments: Establish standards for version history tables in software articles
I'd like to introduce the Template:Version template to Wikipedia with the goal to establish one standard for version history tables (or lists). It simplifies creation of release histories, standardizes release stages and makes the content more accessible. Please comment on the template talk page (there already is some discussion). Thanks for your contribution. Jesus Presley (talk) 07:09, 28 November 2012 (UTC)
elementary OS
Hi everyone, I'm a former Wikipedian who came back to create an article about elementary OS. As you can see, there were previous attempts at this, all of which resulted in deletion. I've created what I believe to be a notable, neutral, verifiable base article at User:Kennethsime/sandbox, and copied it to Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/elementary OS. Unfortunately, I believe that an administrator must actually create the page at elementary OS, as I seem to be unable to myself. If anyone can offer help, please let me know. Kennethsime (talk) 06:07, 5 December 2012 (UTC)
- I am not sure if the current beta version justifies notabiliy. An interesting project nonetheless - however, has it received substantially more media coverage? Check the reasons for deletion, and decide yourself if you want to re-open discussion for this article.
I recommend writing the article in your userspace as a starting point for discussion. Moving it to the article namespace is done within seconds.Sorry, realized you already did that. Jesus Presley (talk) 11:36, 5 December 2012 (UTC)- I actually think there has been quite a bit of media coverage. Webupd8, OMG Ubuntu, and Tech Drive-In are all listed in sources in my "beta" article, and it's not hard to find others. How would I go about pursuing this? Kennethsime (talk) 04:42, 6 December 2012 (UTC)
- "The page title you have tried to create has been protected from creation. The reason given is: AfD - see also Elementary (software project). [...] If you feel this page should be created, please raise the matter at deletion review, being careful to quote the exact page name or address and the reasons you feel the page should now be created. Pages are usually only blocked from creation after significant discussion or disruption, so good reasons for seeking review are usually required. You will also need to show that the previous concerns are no longer a problem.". Also, give the users that deleted the article a note on their talk page, that's always good to get things rolling. I will weigh in with my support. Jesus Presley (talk) 04:54, 6 December 2012 (UTC)
- I hadn't found that, I did create an article for creation page although that process is apparently backlogged. The last admin to delete the page advised something along the lines of "if it makes it through AfC then the recreate will not be controversial." I will pursue the matter on deletion review as well. Thanks! Kennethsime (talk) 08:18, 9 December 2012 (UTC)
- Any news here? I found out that there is an article on german and on french WP. Jesus Presley (talk) 18:05, 13 December 2012 (UTC)
- I hadn't found that, I did create an article for creation page although that process is apparently backlogged. The last admin to delete the page advised something along the lines of "if it makes it through AfC then the recreate will not be controversial." I will pursue the matter on deletion review as well. Thanks! Kennethsime (talk) 08:18, 9 December 2012 (UTC)
- "The page title you have tried to create has been protected from creation. The reason given is: AfD - see also Elementary (software project). [...] If you feel this page should be created, please raise the matter at deletion review, being careful to quote the exact page name or address and the reasons you feel the page should now be created. Pages are usually only blocked from creation after significant discussion or disruption, so good reasons for seeking review are usually required. You will also need to show that the previous concerns are no longer a problem.". Also, give the users that deleted the article a note on their talk page, that's always good to get things rolling. I will weigh in with my support. Jesus Presley (talk) 04:54, 6 December 2012 (UTC)
- I actually think there has been quite a bit of media coverage. Webupd8, OMG Ubuntu, and Tech Drive-In are all listed in sources in my "beta" article, and it's not hard to find others. How would I go about pursuing this? Kennethsime (talk) 04:42, 6 December 2012 (UTC)
- PS: Partial Support. Last deletion was March 2009. Distro is available now and under active development, with some more secondary sources. I think it's worth at least a stub. Jesus Presley (talk) 11:47, 5 December 2012 (UTC)
Seeking community feedback regarding the Chakra_(operating_system) article...
Hello,
As Chakra_(operating_system) is noted on its talk page as being within the scope of WikiProject Linux, I would like to offer folks an opportunity to voice their opinions on an ongoing thread atTalk:Chakra_(operating_system)#Regarding_notability_tag....
Thanks in advance for your time and attention,
--Kevjonesin (talk) 00:14, 15 September 2013 (UTC)
Announcement -- WikiProject Open!
Hi WikiProject Linux people,
I'd like to invite you to check out what we are doing with WikiProject Open. Current participants come primarily from a background in open educational resources and open access publishing, but we do share an interest in free and open source software, have many Linux users etc. We would like this WikiProject to complement and support existing efforts to collaborate around these kinds of content on Wikipedia, and would welcome any input from WikiProject Linux or others in the open space. (If any of you know of active WikiProjects that would be relevant, please let us know on our project talk page.)
If any of you would like to join an planning webinar, we have two scheduled for this week; see our WikiProject Open planning page for details. -Pete (talk) 01:19, 13 October 2013 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Linux From Scratch could use some help. --Guy Macon (talk) 20:47, 15 October 2013 (UTC)
Discussion about reliable sources for LInux
If you are an experience Wikipedian and known the policy about reliable sources, please join the discussion:Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Noticeboard#http://desktoplinuxreviews.com_and_http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk -- Jorge (talk) 02:12, 2 November 2013 (UTC)
OS family in Linux distros
There is an open dispute about OS family in Linux distros (OS family infobox field) on Template_talk:Infobox_OS#OS_family_in_Linux_distros. It may require RfC. --Rezonansowy (talk • contribs) 21:10, 14 November 2013 (UTC)
Invitation to help craft a proposal
Surveillance awareness day is a proposal for the English Wikipedia to take special steps to promote awareness of global surveillance on February 11, 2014. That date is chosen to coincide with similar actions being taken by organizations such as Mozilla, Reddit, and the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
Feedback from members of this Wikiproject would be greatly appreciated. Please come join us as we brainstorm, polish, and present this proposal to the Wikipedia Community. --HectorMoffet (talk) 12:18, 18 January 2014 (UTC)
Popular pages tool update
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Comment on the WikiProject X proposal
Hello there! As you may already know, most WikiProjects here on Wikipedia struggle to stay active after they've been founded. I believe there is a lot of potential for WikiProjects to facilitate collaboration across subject areas, so I have submitted a grant proposal with the Wikimedia Foundation for the "WikiProject X" project. WikiProject X will study what makes WikiProjects succeed in retaining editors and then design a prototype WikiProject system that will recruit contributors to WikiProjects and help them run effectively. Please review the proposal here and leave feedback. If you have any questions, you can ask on the proposal page or leave a message on my talk page. Thank you for your time! (Also, sorry about the posting mistake earlier. If someone already moved my message to the talk page, feel free to remove this posting.) Harej (talk) 22:47, 1 October 2014 (UTC)
WikiProject progress
One interesting QA tool in Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games is their progress meters. This could be turned into a template and be useful for all WikiProjects.
Here it is the progress for WikiProject Linux:
| 1% of articles and lists FA-Class or FL-Class: 0% complete | ||
| 5% of articles and lists GA-Class or better: 10.8% complete | ||
| 10% of articles B-Class or better: 42.3% complete | ||
| 20% of articles C-Class or better: 157.4% complete | ||
| 75% of articles Start-Class or better: 104% complete | ||
84.127.80.114 (talk) 13:11, 5 October 2014 (UTC)
Standard date format for references in all Linux articles
I propose to use the date format used by
namely the ISO 8601 date format, in references for all articles that belong more than to any other WikiProject to the WikiProject Linux or one of its sub-projects.
A common standard will make editing, reading and in- and outgoing sharing for all Linux-related articles easier.
This proposal does not cover the article texts itself. They can stay the way they are. But currently one can see inconsistencies in reference sections, e.g. the article Linux uses at least three [sic!] date formats in the reference section. 80.134.94.228 (talk) 00:34, 15 November 2014 (UTC)
This edit harmonized three formats into one, saving 857 characters in the reference section. 80.134.94.228 (talk) 01:40, 15 November 2014 (UTC)
- Oppose. Per WP:MOSDATE, I believe there is a preference for dates to be spelled out as Month dd, yyyy. Further, in the diff you've given (which I have reverted), most of the dates were already in that apparently preferred format and the few that were not should be changed to that preferred format, not all of them into purely numeric format. Msnicki (talk) 05:58, 15 November 2014 (UTC)
- Oppose. Per WP:MOSDATE. Also, Wikipedia doesn't follow what other sites do. There are too many different sites with their own way. Bgwhite (talk)
- Comment. The long debate started at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Software. This should be considered forum shopping. Bgwhite (talk) 07:07, 15 November 2014 (UTC)
WikiProject X is live!
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Harej (talk) 16:57, 14 January 2015 (UTC)
Unusual typography at SCHED DEADLINE
I cam upon the article SCHED DEADLINE by chance and was immediately was struck by the unconventional typography. Firstly the title is in all caps and secondly every occurrence of the term and similar other terms are "encapsulated" in a grey box produced by using "<code></code>" markup. I'm not at all familiar with the topic of software so I'm not sure if this deviation from the usual WP typography conventions is normal for articles about software. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 14:56, 17 February 2015 (UTC)
- If one looks at the Linux kernel literature, the common, agreed upon name for this scheduler is SCHED_DEADLINE, all caps with an underscore, so the above is a misspelling. Hence I think, with the underscore, this is the correct title. You're correct that the name is not programming code, so shouldn't be encased in code tags--this was probably just a well-intentioned highlighting of the term that isn't quite appropriate. While unusual, this sort of naming isn't unique in the programming world, e.g., HAKMEM, SLUB (software). --Mark viking (talk) 17:49, 17 February 2015 (UTC)
Slackware and Distrowatch
There is a discussion that may be of interest at Talk:Slackware#Distrowatch? Why is this even a thing? concerning how to best show the popularity of various distributions. --Guy Macon (talk) 21:42, 19 March 2015 (UTC)
uprobes
what are uprobes? why is there no section on them? --Ysangkok (talk) 13:16, 6 April 2015 (UTC)
Notification of nomination for deletion of AUCS Linux
This is to inform the members of this Wikiproject, within the scope of which this article falls, that this article has been nominated for deletion at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/AUCS Linux. - Ahunt (talk) 20:07, 8 April 2015 (UTC)
Added auto archive of this page
Changed headers to enable auto archive. Please wait 24 hours for auto archive to complete. Gpeja (talk) 16:32, 14 July 2015 (UTC)
BusyBox and Toybox, BSD and Gnu, oh my!
Any help at Talk:BusyBox#Claims by Toybox developer Rob Landley would by most appreciated. --Guy Macon (talk) 20:42, 14 September 2015 (UTC)
SmoothWall listed at Requested moves
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Which topics belong here?
What kind of topics belong to this project? I see that some articles that are not specifically related to Linux are mentioned (CUPS, Firefox, etc.) and even some articles that have nothing to do with Linux (OpenBSD). I just want to know what this project is about. Martinkunev (talk) 09:14, 18 November 2015 (UTC)
Third oppinion on Jolla tablet
Hi everybody, I tried to help on Jolla related articles, but get in struggle at Jolla Tablet. Large edits had been made by user:Ocexyz and even trying to discuss his oppinion and goals doesn't seem to reflect WP best practises in his contributions.
So I would love to get some external opinions in this dispute: Talk:Jolla_Tablet#Article_style, thanks --MyRobotron (talk) 10:52, 10 February 2016 (UTC)
creating a page on deepin
Guys,
I'm trying to write an article on Deepin OS. draft link is here --> Draft:Linux_Deepin please help me to develop the page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Prajwalmr62 (talk • contribs) 03:56, 11 May 2016 (UTC)
Portal
Check out the Linux portal. :)
Release History
I've tried to implement this release history table on many Linux/open-source articles: Release history table
Can you please try to implement this on as many pages as possible? And can someone help me template it so it has this format {{software-release-table}}. I'm not sure how you do that.
Please PM me if you use it, but you don't have to.
WikiProject:Software
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creating a language link on ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/AV_Linux
Hi! I had translated AV_Linux (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AV_Linux) on russian language (https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/AV_Linux) but can't save a correction in a language-list (in list of language there no russian).
Bot says:
"An error occurred while saving. Your changes could not be completed.
Details
The link ruwiki:AV Linux is already used by item Q24175999. You may remove it from Q24175999 if it does not belong there or merge the items if they are about the exact same topic."
Take attention: "AV_Linux_on_russian" is a wrong page and now is under deleting; only "AV Linux" is right.
Help, please. Thank you. Che-buran (talk) 10:00, 23 May 2016 (UTC)
- It should be okay now. - Champion (talk) (contribs) (Formerly TheChampionMan1234) 06:49, 15 July 2016 (UTC)
Input on proposed project requested
Hi everyone, I have proposed a project called "Wikidistros" over at Meta to provide an open alternative to DistroWatch hosted as a wiki as well as a place for distros that may not fit the WP:GNG. Any comment would be appreciated. See more at m:Wikidistros. - Champion (talk) (contribs) (Formerly TheChampionMan1234) 06:53, 15 July 2016 (UTC)
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Reliable sources
Is there a working list of vetted/reliable sources for Linux-related articles? I keep a custom Google search of relevant sites and want to improve my Linux coverage. (Please {{ping}} me) 
czar 15:26, 25 September 2016 (UTC)
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Systemd
Is it unfit to note how systemd integrates with legacy Unix concepts like fstab? My edit was reverted. --Ysangkok (talk) 10:04, 6 December 2016 (UTC)
2016 Community Wishlist Survey Proposal to Revive Popular Pages
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--LINUX-.--- listed at Redirects for discussion
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Schily removing Linux specific notes on system calls
schily (talk · contribs) (Jörg Schilling, of cdrecord fame) has removed Linux specific details I added to open (system call).[5] I do not understand why these Linux-specific details can not be added, as they are absolutely necessary for making UNIX-like systems concurrent. I do not want to start a revert war, so I am hoping to start a discussion here. The majority of UNIX like systems are Linux systems. I maintain that covering Linux behavior is more important than documenting POSIX, if we had to choose. But we don't, we just have to qualify sentences with "this only works on Linux", like I did. Removal is unnecessary. Note that I am User:Ysangkok and also complained about Schily removing my Systemd edit (see above). --146.140.210.15 (talk) 13:59, 16 January 2017 (UTC)
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Tput dead links
Hello. There are dead references on Tput. Please, check Talk:Tput. Thanks.--MisterSanderson (talk) 00:51, 29 January 2017 (UTC)
- In fact, all the SGI links are dead: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:LinkSearch&target=techpubs.sgi.com --Ysangkok (talk) 09:50, 20 March 2017 (UTC)
Popular pages report
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Windows Subsystem for Linux targets GNU software?
Hello.
I was wondering if someone familiar with subject could please join this discussion: Talk:Windows Subsystem for Linux § Windows Subsystem for Linux targets GNU software. Is there any encyclopedic value in it?
The editor who started the thread seems to intend for the thread to justify this contribution:
Windows Subsystem for Linux is mostly limited to run the GNU runtime system and libraries, which most of the software targets when dealing with operating systems with Linux.
My concern is that this contribution is intricate details that makes sense to only a very small minority and is redundant to this sentence, which is already in the article:
This subsystem cannot run all Linux software, such as [...]
Best regards,
Codename Lisa (talk) 14:36, 28 June 2017 (UTC)
Firefox
Does Firefox really belong in this WikiProject? I ask because it's a cross-platform web browser, perhaps the most cross-platform one of all, except the command-line browsers. So it's certainly not Linux-exclusive. The only argument for it being in this WikiProject that I can come up with is that many distributions (e.g. Debian, Fedora and Ubuntu) ship with it as their default browser. Fuse809 (contribs · email · talk · uploads) 12:45, 22 July 2017 (UTC)
- Hello, Fuse
- This WikiProject was never supposed to mutually exclusive to others. Any app that runs on Linux and has a Wikipedia article falls within its purview.
- Also, please do not let metonymy distract you. The app that you run on Linux and call "Firefox" is not the same app that you run on Windows and call "Firefox", no matter how similar in look and functionality they are.
- Best regards,
Codename Lisa (talk) 07:10, 23 July 2017 (UTC)
The article BackSlash Linux was recently created. Since it was previously deleted per the discussion at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/BackSlash Linux, I thought it might qualify for WP:CSD#G4, but the reviewing admin said the text is substantially different from the deleted version. Also, there appears to be a conflict of interest issue with one of the article's authors. So I'm just bringing this to the attention of this WikiProject so that it can be reviewed by editors experienced in this area and they can determined what (if anything) needs to be done with this article. Thank you. Deli nk (talk) 16:05, 7 August 2017 (UTC)
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