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Link the hub's adding-software section to the new FOSS:Contributing guide (via update-page on MediaWiki MCP Server)
Move the FOSS:Contributing link into the Adding software section (via update-page on MediaWiki MCP Server)
 
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'''FOSS''' — free &amp; open-source software documentation, one page per program. Facts live in the [[Item:|items]]; pages read them at view time.
'''FOSS''' — free &amp; open-source software documentation, one page per program. Facts live in the [[Item:|items]]; pages read them at view time.
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The quickest way is '''[[Special:AddSoftware]]''': search Wikidata or GitHub, review the harvested record, and it creates the item, the <code>FOSS:&lt;Name&gt;</code> page and the page↔item link in one go. Prefer the manual path (<code>Special:AddSoftware/manual</code>) when no authority record exists.
The quickest way is '''[[Special:AddSoftware]]''': search Wikidata or GitHub, review the harvested record, and it creates the item, the <code>FOSS:&lt;Name&gt;</code> page and the page↔item link in one go. Prefer the manual path (<code>Special:AddSoftware/manual</code>) when no authority record exists.
The full step-by-step process lives in '''[[FOSS:Contributing]]''' — the namespace contributing guide.


Every software page is built from '''[[Template:FOSS]]''' (banner + infobox) — see [[Help:Contributing/semanticDynamicContent]] for how the infobox reads the item.
Every software page is built from '''[[Template:FOSS]]''' (banner + infobox) — see [[Help:Contributing/semanticDynamicContent]] for how the infobox reads the item.
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* [[Cheatsheets:DesktopLinuxFOSS]] — the desktop-Linux FOSS cheatsheet that links these pages
* [[Cheatsheets:DesktopLinuxFOSS]] — the desktop-Linux FOSS cheatsheet that links these pages
The full step-by-step process lives in '''[[FOSS:Contributing]]''' — the namespace contributing guide.

Latest revision as of 16:16, 21 August 2026

FOSS — free & open-source software documentation, one page per program. Facts live in the [[Item:|items]]; pages read them at view time.

Adding software

The quickest way is Special:AddSoftware: search Wikidata or GitHub, review the harvested record, and it creates the item, the FOSS:<Name> page and the page↔item link in one go. Prefer the manual path (Special:AddSoftware/manual) when no authority record exists.

The full step-by-step process lives in FOSS:Contributing — the namespace contributing guide.

Every software page is built from Template:FOSS (banner + infobox) — see Help:Contributing/semanticDynamicContent for how the infobox reads the item.

Software

Software Category Notes
FOSS:Flameshot Screen capture Simple, feature-rich screenshot tool for desktop Linux

See also