[Wikisource-l] computer code

Sat Apr 29 15:58:49 UTC 2006

I am now persuaded that wikisource is not an appropriate repository for
source code.

Theo

On Fri, 28 Apr 2006 23:44:01 +0200 (MEST), thomasV1 at gmx.de said:
> 
> ok, let me see if the ML helps...
> 
> what shall we do with computer code?
> http://wikisource.org/wiki/Wikisource:Source_code
> There is still a deletion request on ws.org, 
> it has been there for a long time, and I am not 
> sure what to do...
> 
> As a programmer, my opinion is that source code on 
> wikisource is useless. Wikisourceis not a repository 
> for source code, despite its confusing name.
> 
> I therefore support deletion.
> 
> the only exception would for programs whose interest 
> goes beyond programming (eg quines, or pieces of 
> code that have a historical value)
> 
> ThomasV
> 
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