Wikipedia:WikiProject Linux
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WikiProject Linux is a perfect place to meet other contributors interested in Linux. The aim of this project is to keep Linux-related articles up to date, cited, clean, factually accurate and NPOV. For our purposes, "Linux" includes the Linux OS and Linux distros, GNU coreutils, and of course the Linux Kernel. Applications that run on Linux may also fall within the scope. Other related projects are WikiProject Free Software and WikiProject Computing.
Goals
- To improve the quality and expand the range of Linux-related articles on Wikipedia.
- To improve articles such that they would serve as useful to beginners and experts alike, by providing both simple and more technical descriptions.
- To spread awareness of Linux, in a respectful and realistic manner, to other Wikipedians.
Featured Articles
The following is a list of current featured articles and good articles directly related to Linux:
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Former featured articles
Good articles
Former good articles
Did you know? articles
- Google Chrome (2008-09-07)
- Nova (operating system) (2011-06-05)
- Core Infrastructure Initiative (2014-05-23)
- Debian (2014-06-28)
- Android Ice Cream Sandwich (2014-08-13)
- Caldera International (2020-01-04)
- GrapheneOS (2020-01-15)
- Asahi Linux (2022-04-22)
- Leafpad (2022-08-30)
- Vegeta (software) (2022-09-11)
- Shuah Khan (2024-11-22)
Main page featured articles
- GNU/Linux naming controversy (2004-07-02)
- PaX (2004-09-04)
- Emacs (2004-10-04)
- Firefox (2004-11-28)
- CUPS (2005-08-02)
- X Window System (2005-09-03)
- Ubuntu (2006-08-05)
In the News articles
- Dennis Ritchie (2011-10-16)
- Dan Kohn (2020-11-06)
Templates
Article Talk page templateOn the talk pages of the articles that we are focusing on, please put in this template: {{WikiProject Linux}}. It should appear like this:
Please don't add this to articles we have not yet had an effect on. It frustrates some of the editors that have worked hard on the article in the first place. | |||||||||||||
Stub templateFor Linux stub articles use the standard {{linux-stub}} or one of its sub-stub categories.
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UserboxFor a userbox, use this: {{User WPLinux}}.
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Article alerts
To watch: Wikipedia:WikiProject Linux/Article alerts
Articles to be split
- 01 Feb 2025 – Hans Reiser (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by JIP (t · c); see discussion
- 06 Jan 2025 – Bash (Unix shell) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Cedar101 (t · c); see discussion
Articles for creation
- 17 May 2025 – Draft:Lomiri (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by UltrasonicMadness (t · c)
Categories
For all articles under our wing, check the category, Category:WikiProject Linux articles.
Ongoing Wikipedia surveys:
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