This discussion was subject to a deletion review on 2008 December 5. For an explanation of the process, see Wikipedia:Deletion review. |
The result was Delete, due to the lack of significant coverage in reliable sources to establish notability. Davewild (talk) 18:08, 25 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Speedy deletion was declined for this article, so let's discuss it. It is my view that this article does not meet the basic criterion for inclusion in Wikipedia. xdelta, while a wonderful implementation of the rsync algorithm, has never seen wide use -- at least not the sort which merits maintaining an article on it. It is omitted from most major Linux distributions despite being licensed under the GNU General Public License. This article has generated very little content since started many years ago, and its only sources are from the software's own Web site and its GoogleCode project page. Few Google results tell anything about the software in question and instead simply state its existence and link back to the software's Web site. If this software is really popular enough to merit maintaining an encyclopedia entry on it, then someone should provide real references from publications beyond one section of a person's PhD thesis which goes uncited in the article. The muramasa (talk) 14:49, 14 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]