On 2/16/06, Justin Cormack <justin(a)specialbusservice.com> wrote:
Notability for software is interesting, not sure I
have seen any
guidelines (I dont contribute much as its too much like work). Does
the program embody new techniques? Did it create a new market? Did
it replace the market leader? Maybe those questions just reflect my
interests but at least they give something to write a few hundred
words on.
Eep, that's setting the bar *way* too high IMHO. Like a singer is only
notable if they had a number one hit. Maybe rough guidelines like:
- free software: more than 100,000 downloads
- low cost software: more than X sales?
- other software: articles written in major computing magazines?
Its difficult. Sometimes there are articles that I
might think could
only be a stub and be wrong. And having a stub might make someone else
write a real article. The stubs I have written that have been taken
up by other people have really pleased me, although not as much as
some of the obscure stuff I have written real articles on (like
[[Metropolitan Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association]]).
I don't think anyone has ever destubbed an stub I've made :)
Steve