Software Recommendations

12:39 AM

@danijelc About your answer here: It's an awesome answer, but it doesn't really fit the question. It would be great if you would ask a new question with the same requirements, except asking for Linux software. Then answer it with your current answer.

Ben Miller

12:59 AM

@Gilles You pinged me in the comments, but you deleted the answer before I could respond. I've written about that question in this meta answer, and I'm wondering if perhaps the question should be edited to better fit the OPs original intent and the valid answer that was deleted could be restored.

Gilles

@BenMiller Oh, sorry, I forgot that this would notify the author of the answer but rob you of the notification

> @BenMiller No: Windows is listed as a requirement, other platforms as a bonus. This mention of Puddletag should be an addendum to your answer (especially as Puddletag advertises itself as a Linux equivalent of Mp3tag). Since this answer doesn't purport to answer the question, I'm deleting it. danijelc, if you want to recommend running Puddletag under Cygwin or otherwise under Windows, edit instructions on how to achieve this and flag for undeletion.

Given that Puddletag advertises itself as a Linux alternative to Windows's Mp3tag, it's best to have a single answer mentioning both anyway

Ben Miller

@Gilles Windows is only listed as a requirement now, but it was not a requirement from the OP. The question was worded poorly, but based on the OPs comments and meta question, it is clear now that he can use any OS, and simply prefers Windows. My meta answer explains in more detail.

Gilles

@BenMiller I know the question went through multiple stages. The last edit by the OP did say “works on Windows and is free”

Ben Miller

@Gilles Puddletag may advertise itself as an alternative to Mp3tag, but that doesn't make it the same program. I rolled back the edit to my answer, because I don't personally use Puddletag and can't recommend it. I believe it is generally accepted that only one program should be recommended per answer.

Gilles

@BenMiller er, no, it is not generally accepted

On the contrary, I recommend a single answer per poster

especially in the case where there's one program for Windows and one for Linux, it makes no sense to offer them in different answers

they aren't competing solutions, they're alternative solutions depending on clear external constraints

Ben Miller

1:15 AM

@Gilles Actually, the last edit by the OP said "works on Windows and is free, but I am still curious to know about other OS and non-free applications." This is awkwardly worded and ambiguous, but based on the OPs meta question, it now appears that it is being misinterpreted to mean that he could not use a Windows solution. If the question is now edited to be more clear and inline with the OPs intent (based on his meta question), would the deleted answer be restored?

Gilles

He's still saying he wants a Windows application in the meta question

Ben Miller

@Gilles The problem is they really aren't the same program. The linux program offers a function that the Windows program doesn't have that would be useful to the OPs task.

Gilles

I guess it would make sense for the question to say “I have both Windows and Linux and I don't mind which one I use for the task”

Ben Miller

@Gilles And that is exactly what he says in the meta question.

Gilles

@FranckDernoncourt If a Linux solution is ok, edit your question to state it clearly, then flag to have the Linux answer undeleted

Journeyman Geek

5:12 AM

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So, I want games for my 14 year old son. He likes to play games like Subway Surfers, Cut the Rope, Fruit Ninja. I was able to download Subway Surfers but need some more games like those. So, please suggest some games. and also, we can't use Bluestacks because it does not work on our PC (we dont h...

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I wonder if this is really Utkarsh's dad

Benjol

5:35 AM

@Caleb, wow, you even updated the link for me. Thanks!

kalina

9:21 AM

@JourneymanGeek

Journeyman Geek

@kalina: yes?

kalina

@JourneymanGeek can you reject this softwarerecs.stackexchange.com/review/suggested-edits/1612

we already have a operating-system to use for these kinds of things

well, or improve or accept and edit it

<3

Journeyman Geek

Actually, I'm kinda iffy over the question itself ;p

kalina

well obviously any further action is up to you

:P

Journeyman Geek

Well

Why don't I ping the editor and ask? ;p

kalina

9:30 AM

yeah why don't you do that

:P

Morning'

@Caleb: Ping ^^

@Fractaliste o/

I don't even need to use a superping, I'm dissapointed.

Caleb

@JourneymanGeek The question is worse than iffy, but we're going to want a tag for questions dealing with distro recommendation as its a pretty specialized field of interest.

Journeyman Geek

9:32 AM

@Caleb: Thats a different issue. I'd close if it someone flagged or closevoted it (hint hint)

I do think its a slightly meta tag - I mean, if you're using linux, you're invariably using a distribution, right?

What's that add over the linux tag, and how would we handle the tag wiki?

kalina

@Caleb we have operating-systems

we don't need a separate tag for linux distros, just use operating-systems + linux

Caleb

9:49 AM

@JourneymanGeek The linux tag is going to be over-run with reqs for apps that run on linux. The expertise for that is not the same as for linux itself, and more than the sum of two parts.

(I argued a similar case somewhere, looking for that...)

@kalina That does not enable the sort of user who would be a distro expert to follow their area of expertise.

Journeyman Geek

>_>

Is there such a thing as a distro expert?

kalina

@Caleb considering that probably 99% of the questions that get tagged with operating-system will relate to Linux, I don't really see this as much of a counter argument. Anybody who is an "expert" in Linux distributions could just follow this tag

Journeyman Geek

I think I'd approve the edit, but you're going to have to handle the tag wiki if I do. ;p

Caleb

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A: We should NOT have hybrid tags

I think this would need to be examined on a case by case basis, and sometimes there is a purpose to the hybrid tags. I think hybrid tags need to be evaluated on a case by case basis. Do they identify a field of expertise or interest that is not of fully of interest to one or more of the compon...

kalina

we can't use linux-distributions for all operating systems but we can use operating-systems for linux

Caleb

9:53 AM

@JourneymanGeek Yes. And it's not the same as a linux user that knows a bunch of apps. And those guys may NOT be interested in following a behemoth like linux

@kalina Of course you can't. We're talking about taxonomy here. We're trying to split questions up based on meaningful areas of common expertise so that they get the right attention and can be found when needed. The point isn't to bring everything under one roof. Experts in picking Windows versions or in choosing between tablet ROM's are not going to be the same guys that know when to use one distro over another.

If you don't see or agree with my point we should probably take this to meta.

I realize its not a cut and dry case, but I think it's important enough that I'll make my case there if anybody really thinks I'm missing something.

The real issue is that it's going to be rare that questions in this space are not either cock fights or gorilla vs shark :-/

Journeyman Geek

Yeah

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