[Wikisource-l] computer code

Sat Apr 29 16:14:23 UTC 2006

On 4/28/06, thomasV1 at gmx.de <thomasV1 at gmx.de> wrote:
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>
> 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)

I agree as well.  While I have only a very little bit of programming
knowledge, it is still quite clear that most of our computer code, such as
the pages like "Hello world" are entirely not needed, and don't fit
Wikisource's goals as I see them.  All the "example" bits of code I say we
delete soon.  This should not discourage posting code for programs that have
been released into the public domain, however--surely Wikisource should
carry those.  I believe one of the Wolfensteins is in the public domain;
having that on WS would be great.

Just wait until we start changing all the links on Wikipedia and Wikibooks
that link to the Wikisource source code.  It'll be yet another pleasant
debate...And while we're talking about source code, what about reference
material in general?  Like "x to the y places"?  It would make sense to nix
those as well.

Z
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