Talk:GNU Assembler

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[edit] Criticism of gas

I compiled many criticisms of GNU assembler on x86 architecture in single article. Do you think it should be linked from this article? [1]

Vid512 15:24, 28 October 2007 (UTC)

These appear to be your personal opinions, and as such don't really meet Wikipedia's standard for sourcing. Were these compiled from sources which may carry more weight? Chris Cunningham 11:29, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

You are right, these are my personal remarks. However, many people do share these objections, I just haven't found them all listed in single document.

I think criticism of GAS syntax is pretty common for assembly programmers (mainly x86), and should be included. How to do it in wikipedia-okay way? Shall I collect list of other sources that place these objections, and back-up every ojection with links to other people who argue about same thing?

What kind of sources count? (GAS development mailing list, random posts on development forums, ...) Vid512 17:08, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

Dead trees are the best sources. Failing that, web publications, as opposed to random comments which happen to be immortalised on the web, are acceptable. Blogs usually aren't. The general philosophy is that any criticism which is truly notable should already be found in such sources. If people have to crib it together from less official references, it probably isn't mature enough to include at this stage. Chris Cunningham 12:47, 31 October 2007 (UTC)