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What is the reason for the proposed deletion? The subject seems to be notable, so I assume that's not it. As of Mon Jan 16 2012, it has "parabola gnu/linux" has 148,000 google hits not hosted by the parabola project ("parabola gnu/linux" -site:parabolagnulinux.org). It's also important to the free software movement, being listed as one of the FSF/GNU project's recommended Free GNU/Linux distributions at
http://www.gnu.org/distros/free-distros.html - it's also important within the
Yeeloong user community as it is the only free distribution currently installable on the platform, as while as one of only two distributions that take full advantage of the hardware.
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Djbclark (
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I am affiliated with Parabola, and am editing the article. I am making edits that are NPOV; primarily editing for clarity.
I also removed the patently false claim that the first release was in September 2011. This claim cited DistroWatch, from my reading of the DistroWatch page it isn't clear that it's claiming that that was the *first* release. Even if that is what the page is claiming, it is false. I first installed it in May 2011, and it was added to the GLDT in February 2011.
Any edits that I believe may be WP:COI I will bring up here first.
~ 10nitro ( talk) 18:26, 16 January 2012 (UTC)
I should probably declare that I have changed my username to "LukeShu"; I am the same person as "10nitro", I am not trying to deceive anyone. ~ LukeShu ( talk) 03:18, 18 January 2012 (UTC)
User:Ahunt reverted an edit by 186.176.28.49 that replaced Linux with GNU/Linux and such. In general, I agree with this, I accept that "Linux" is POV. However, one of the changes was the Kernel Type cell in the infobox. 186.176.28.49 changed it to " Monolithic ( Linux-libre)", and Ahunt changed it back to " Monolithic ( Linux kernel)". I'd argue that Linux-libre is a derivative of the mainline Linux kernel, and that it would be better to use Linux-libre, as this is a notable aspect of the distribution. ~ 10nitro ( talk) 20:48, 16 January 2012 (UTC)
You can't change what a thing is just because Wikipedia have certain policies, Parabola isn't a "Linux Distribution", Parabola doesn't use a "free and open source model", that isn't fair, that's wrong, you should respect what we are as a project and dont take away our identity!. 186.176.28.49 ( talk) 18:44, 16 January 2012 (UTC)
Is the screenshot really needed? Parabola is supposed to be a distribution you can build the way you like, therefore it looks the way people want it to look like.
I don't think a screenshot is relevant, like it would be for Windows, Ubuntu or Mac OS X. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lunavorax ( talk • contribs) 15:58, 28 April 2012 (UTC)
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What is the reason for the proposed deletion? The subject seems to be notable, so I assume that's not it. As of Mon Jan 16 2012, it has "parabola gnu/linux" has 148,000 google hits not hosted by the parabola project ("parabola gnu/linux" -site:parabolagnulinux.org). It's also important to the free software movement, being listed as one of the FSF/GNU project's recommended Free GNU/Linux distributions at
http://www.gnu.org/distros/free-distros.html - it's also important within the
Yeeloong user community as it is the only free distribution currently installable on the platform, as while as one of only two distributions that take full advantage of the hardware.
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Djbclark (
talk) 14:49, 16 January 2012 (UTC)
I am affiliated with Parabola, and am editing the article. I am making edits that are NPOV; primarily editing for clarity.
I also removed the patently false claim that the first release was in September 2011. This claim cited DistroWatch, from my reading of the DistroWatch page it isn't clear that it's claiming that that was the *first* release. Even if that is what the page is claiming, it is false. I first installed it in May 2011, and it was added to the GLDT in February 2011.
Any edits that I believe may be WP:COI I will bring up here first.
~ 10nitro ( talk) 18:26, 16 January 2012 (UTC)
I should probably declare that I have changed my username to "LukeShu"; I am the same person as "10nitro", I am not trying to deceive anyone. ~ LukeShu ( talk) 03:18, 18 January 2012 (UTC)
User:Ahunt reverted an edit by 186.176.28.49 that replaced Linux with GNU/Linux and such. In general, I agree with this, I accept that "Linux" is POV. However, one of the changes was the Kernel Type cell in the infobox. 186.176.28.49 changed it to " Monolithic ( Linux-libre)", and Ahunt changed it back to " Monolithic ( Linux kernel)". I'd argue that Linux-libre is a derivative of the mainline Linux kernel, and that it would be better to use Linux-libre, as this is a notable aspect of the distribution. ~ 10nitro ( talk) 20:48, 16 January 2012 (UTC)
You can't change what a thing is just because Wikipedia have certain policies, Parabola isn't a "Linux Distribution", Parabola doesn't use a "free and open source model", that isn't fair, that's wrong, you should respect what we are as a project and dont take away our identity!. 186.176.28.49 ( talk) 18:44, 16 January 2012 (UTC)
Is the screenshot really needed? Parabola is supposed to be a distribution you can build the way you like, therefore it looks the way people want it to look like.
I don't think a screenshot is relevant, like it would be for Windows, Ubuntu or Mac OS X. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lunavorax ( talk • contribs) 15:58, 28 April 2012 (UTC)