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DexOS

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Delete. Looks to be a non-notable free/open source operating system. JBsupreme (talk) 19:25, 29 January 2010 (UTC)

• Delete: I can't find significant coverage for this software. Joe Chill (talk) 20:25, 29 January 2010 (UTC)
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Software-related deletion discussions. -- Pcap ping 01:29, 30 January 2010 (UTC)
• Delete. I've reviewed round-ups of this kind of software recently, and saw no mention of this one. I see that there are some references in the article, but they're all blogs, and the coverage is a paragraph + screenshot at the most. The most serious one is , a company blog. DexOS gets even less coverage in OSNews than MikeOS. Pcap ping 01:34, 30 January 2010 (UTC)
• Keep. Just weighing in and ignoring all rules :) I hope DexOS gets significant coverage one day... rCX (talk) 03:36, 30 January 2010 (UTC)

Um, how is this AfD preventing you from improving Misplaced Pages? Heavyweight Gamer (talk) 13:22, 31 January 2010 (UTC)

• Keep. DexOS is the only game sys OS, that is open source. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.29.100.219 (talk) 15:12, 30 January 2010 (UTC)
• Keep. DexOS is one of the few really independent, not posix-based, free OS. Also, it's the only OS whith a GUI that is not window based —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.1.220.106 (talk) 17:41, 30 January 2010 (UTC)

That alone doesn't establish notability. Significant coverage in reliable third-party sources is what establishes notability. Heavyweight Gamer (talk) 13:20, 31 January 2010 (UTC)

• Note: This debate has been included in the list of video game related deletion discussions. MrKIA11 (talk) 15:54, 30 January 2010 (UTC)
• Keep per multiple, independent sources already in article. LotLE×talk 22:48, 30 January 2010 (UTC)
• Delete. Existence does not equal notability, and there are no reliable third-party sources to establish that or verifiability; the references on the page consist of a home page and blog posts, which are not considered reliable sources. Heavyweight Gamer (talk) 13:20, 31 January 2010 (UTC)
• Strong keep: Verifiable independent source here: http://royal.pingdom.com/2008/09/26/10-amazingly-alternative-operating-systems-and-what-they-could-mean-for-the-future/ 174.112.211.143 (talk) 00:44, 1 February 2010 (UTC)
  • I already discussed that source above. It's a company blog, probably the source here that's closest to a WP:RS. Coverage is three sentences plus a screenshot. Pcap ping 00:51, 1 February 2010 (UTC)

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