Talk:Tully-Fisher relation
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Open source compatibility note POV?
Tully-Fisher relation links as a reference to a PowerPoint file whence I found a specific fact (the T ∝ V^4 formula) that I didn't find in my other two sources. Because PPT is proprietary and Wikipedia is open-source / intended to be free and Free to all / has a significant non-Windows readership, I mentioned that the file works in OpenOffice.org. Is this statement POV, or fair notice for those without PowerPoint? --Geoffrey 02:16, 21 Apr 2004 (UTC)
- Looks fine to me: IM(NS)HO it's more neutral to mention alternative methods of opening a file. Indeed mentioning the file format at all is an improvement on the usual situation where you click on a link, expecting HTML to pop up quickly, and your browser appears to sulk for ages while it opens some huge file: I'm all in favour of stating the format of an external link whenever it's anything other than HTML (or near equivalent e.g. PHP). --Phil | Talk 06:45, Apr 21, 2004 (UTC)
- Pedantic note: as far as the browser is concerned, PHP is HTML - or, rather, normally is. It's just that it's generated by the server when you ask for it, not stored as a complete file somewhere. And in fact, a PHP file could (I believe) actually generate an image, or even a PowerPoint presentation, theoretically - making it even more important to label the link, as its target may well end .php. - IMSoP 14:31, 21 Apr 2004 (UTC)
- Just mention its type, not how to open it, the reader is not daft. Open Source POV is pushed in some articles around here, and that is tacitly accepted, but it shouldn't be. Pete/Pcb21 (talk) 19:24, 21 Apr 2004 (UTC)