Talk:7-Zip/Archives/2013/June

Igor Pavlov

Perhaps Igor Pavlov in the article should be made a link as Igor Pavlov (programmer) to encourage a future article on the creator of 7-Zip? NerdyNSK 02:21, 29 July 2007 (UTC)

Is he notable for anything other than 7-zip? if not, no article. Chris Cunningham 15:47, 8 September 2007 (UTC)

He did create the 7z format, which is used in more than just 7-zip. I think he can meet WP:BIO with the low hurdle set for creative professionals (especially due to the awards and recognition that 7-zip and 7z have garnered). The article for Eugene Roshal is currently a redirect to a bio within WinRar. We could do the same here. If someone finds enough quality third party sources, we can replace the redirect with the bio (as for Phil Katz). --Karnesky 16:07, 8 September 2007 (UTC)

"Could" is not the same as "should". I've prodded half a dozen random free software developer articles this week for non-notability outside of the infobox on their pet project. Phil Katz was considerably more notable than most random devs. Chris Cunningham 16:10, 8 September 2007 (UTC)

Red links aren't bad. If someone was WP:BOLD & made the redlink (as NerdyNSK asks), I think it would be petty to delink it. I don't see harm in encouraging stubs. They can always be deleted if they fail to meet WP:RS and/or fail to assert notability per WP:BIO. --Karnesky 16:22, 8 September 2007 (UTC)

True, but in this case I don't really think there's sufficient notability to make it even potentially worthwhile. A seriously limited number of free software developers ever get decent-sized bios. Chris Cunningham 16:29, 8 September 2007 (UTC)

Since he created 7-Zip and 7z, I find him notable. A new compression format that is free software and is used by lots of users is important, and we should definitely have some information on its creator. Whether it's an article or section, it doesn't really matter. Anyway, I made it a redlink to point out that we ought to have something to say about him. NerdyNSK 23:00, 13 September 2007 (UTC)

Is Eugene Kaspersky notable? Why is an owner of the software company more notable than a freelancer? A discrimination? --Yuriy Lapitskiy 17:59, 8 December 2007 (UTC)

Kaspersky is behind among the most commonly used antivirus tools out there, and the tool has a history dating back to the nineties. — Northgrove 10:05, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

Kaspersky antivirus is only about three years older than 7-zip (and the name is not much older at all). Furthermore, 7-zip is one of the most commonly used (un)compression programs & one of the most commonly used free/open source programs (based on freshmeat & source forge stats). Further, the compression format that Pavlov created has been adopted by other notable programs. I think both Pavlov and Kaspersky are potentially notable enough for articles. --Karnesky (talk) 15:46, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

Kapersky's article is a stub which is two and a half years old. Kapersky is still more notable than Pavlov. This doesn't suggest that an article on Pavlov would get much further than two paragraphs. Just add biographical info to the 7-Zip article until it's big enough to warrant a split. Chris Cunningham (talk) 15:55, 29 January 2008 (UTC)