Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/OpenLab GNU/Linux

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 delete. Singularity 03:36, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] OpenLab GNU/Linux

OpenLab GNU/Linux (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) – (View log)

Non-notable super-secret-SCOX-IP-free Linux distro, no evidence of third party coverage. MER-C 10:03, 11 August 2007 (UTC)

• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Software-related deletions. -- KTC 12:04, 11 August 2007 (UTC)
• Comment: I'm not sure you could claim it has no third-party coverage. There's already two in the article itself [1] [2]. --Android Mouse 20:35, 11 August 2007 (UTC)
• Delete - lack of notability.--Chealer 00:51, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Nabla 11:26, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

• relisting - The second linked text shown by Android Mouse reads «there are hundreds, perhaps even thousands, of Linux operating system distributions already available» but also that «[OpenLab is] installed in hundreds of school and community computer labs across Africa.». Just another distribution? Or one worthy of an article? - Nabla 11:26, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

Nice catch. This made me doubt about my recommendation, but I could find a few reasons why that figure may not make OpenLab "that notable":

• It's unsourced and could be inexact.
• African schools have fewer computers. Being on 5 computers per school in 200 schools is only 1000 installs.
• It was true when the article was written, but it's not anymore. OpenLab seems to be dying.
• The vendor provided incentive to use OpenLab, hence the userbase would be particularly fragile.

Since the full name ("openlab GNU/linux" -wikipedia) only gets 92 Google hits, I'm standing by my Delete.--Chealer 02:54, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

• Delete per WP:RS. Nenyedi • ^{(Deeds•Talk)} 14:28, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

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