Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Free alternatives to proprietary softwares


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was   no consensus. Spartaz Humbug! 17:49, 21 November 2008 (UTC)

Free alternatives to proprietary softwares

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Listcruft and a directory Soliloquialtalk 15:53, 16 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep. This is somethhing that everyone's looking for. could the persons against it, give any reasonable justification? user:misteror —Preceding undated comment was added at 19:32, 17 November 2008 (UTC).
 * Keep. It offers something our category system doesn't. It shows which programs are compatible with what operating system. That means it has added value. Should be renamed though. - — Preceding unsigned comment added by MacGyverMagic (talk • contribs)
 * Weak Delete to Neutral - Rather useful page, just not really for an encyclopedia. Hard to say, because all the software listed is notable, seems a little crufty though. David WS  (contribs)  16:38, 16 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Move somewhere more appropriateThis isn't suitable as an article, but if there's some "Wikipedia:" space page or Wikipedia documentation we could put this it could be quite helpful to contributors. One of the Wikimedia foundation's goals is the creation and use of free content, and a fundamental part of creating free content is using software that is freely available and non-proprietary. I honestly don't know where this could go however, does anyone have any ideas? Mister Senseless&trade; (Speak - Contributions) 20:49, 16 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete and disperse to 'See Also' sections across the land. Chase me ladies, I&#39;m the Cavalry (talk) 23:38, 16 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete - seems like an advert to me The muffin is not subtle (talk) 00:04, 17 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete as soapboxery. MuZemike  ( talk ) 00:22, 17 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Software-related deletion discussions.   -- Raven1977 (talk) 00:56, 17 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep but listify and add sourcing. Certainly a notable topic, this is not necessarily the best way to present it. Jclemens (talk) 01:23, 17 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep - highly useful page. Listifying would not be enough. Tris2000 (talk) 16:07, 17 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Question — isn't this already in a list form, i.e. already listified? MuZemike  ( talk ) 06:41, 18 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Pretty much, perhaps I should have said "Rename this to explicitly be a List of... aticle" Jclemens (talk) 07:18, 18 November 2008 (UTC)


 * Weak keep. The scope may be a bit vague, but it is a useful aid to navigation and I think it is reasonable to keep it per WP:LIST. Most of the programs in the list are presumably notable (they have articles), and the list does a nice job of linking them together in a tabular form. --Itub (talk) 10:07, 18 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep, but improve 19:06, 18 November 2008 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.