Talk:Hector Martin (hacker)

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Marcan (talk · contribs) (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/H%C3%A9ctor_Mart%C3%ADn_Cantero&diff=prev&oldid=1035868405)

Removed tag

I have removed the WP:PROD tag because I think he is notable per WP:AUTHOR. Quoting Ars Technica in an article which is about his own project: "his effort in getting the project as far as it has gotten already is outstanding". In the wiki article the same can be said about the Kinect. PhotographyEdits (talk) 14:32, 27 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Forgot to tag @CommanderWaterford: PhotographyEdits (talk) 16:41, 27 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@PhotographyEdits Thanks for noticing, I appreciate it. Unfortunately I do not agree that he is notable per Wikipedia:BIO so I tagged it to see if another reviewer if of the same opinion. The sources are all about the mod but are not indepth, independent coverage about himself. CommanderWaterford (talk) 16:45, 27 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@CommanderWaterford: I've added two different articles, from Spanish newspapers which have in-depth coverage about himself. PhotographyEdits (talk) 17:49, 27 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@PhotographyEdits This is a good improvement, indeed but interviews on their own are not sufficient, I restored the tag. Please let it there until a third NPP Reviewer will check on it, thank you. CommanderWaterford (talk) 17:59, 27 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@CommanderWaterford: Okay, I'll wait for that then. In the meantime, I've added multiple references which contain more independent significant coverage. PhotographyEdits (talk) 19:15, 27 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

should there be a mention about Martin's support for the #DropKiwiFarms campaign?

Just came across this story which mentions Martin.

NY Daily News: Cloudflare facing growing pressure to drop online forum known for transphobic content

Perhaps if there is another source in addition to this, then it might be worth writing a sentence to include in his bio? He seems to be an outspoken critic of Cloudflare's controversial support of Kiwi Farms. Cheers! 98.155.8.5 (talk) 09:19, 2 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Unfortunately that is one of those stupid websites where they won't let Europeans look at it because they are still salty about being expected to do basic data protection and so I can't judge that. What I will say is that we currently have two items in the See also section where their relevance will not be clear to readers without some explanation. Adding a single sentence and moving the two links into that might be a good idea however we need to be sure that he is a key player in this and not just one of the many people sounding off about it. Linking somebody's name to KF in any way can have serious consequences for them. We need to make sure that we are not going beyond what is already there. DanielRigal (talk) 10:05, 2 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

It's not a great source anyway, which is why I think another one would be necessary. He's already been targeted by Kiwi Farms, and is being pretty vocal, especially since he was friends/familiar with software developer Near. Check out Marcan's Twitter posts lately, heh. But I agree that it's important to be careful with things like this. I don't think he is a key player in the campaign, but has been an outspoken supporter to #DropKiwiFarms. Cheers! 98.155.8.5 (talk) 16:53, 2 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Oh also, checkout the Kiwi Farms article. Martin is already mentioned in the section about Near. So he's well known as a public figure in this regard, it seems. Cheers. 98.155.8.5 (talk) 00:30, 3 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move 10 February 2025

It has been proposed in this section that Hector Martin (hacker) be renamed and moved to Hector Martin (programmer).

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Hector Martin (hacker) → Hector Martin (programmer) – Avoids ambiguity associated with the term 'hacker'; marcan is particularly well known for his work on asahi, and the linux kernel, the descriptor 'programmer' would be the best fit. Vulpes-bengalensis (talk) 13:04, 10 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Comment Arguably he is more (internationally) notable than the cyclist, so maybe he could be moved to Hector Martin. Or maybe there should be a disambiguation page. PhotographyEdits (talk) 13:11, 10 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support move, if if there is no consensus to remove disambiguator. PhotographyEdits (talk) 15:01, 10 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Hector Martin (hacker) → Hector Martin (programmer) per nomination and PhotographyEdits. Also agree with PhotographyEdits regarding creation of a Hector Martin disambiguation page that would list Hector Martin [converted to Hector Martin (cyclist)], Hector Martin (hacker) [converted to Hector Martin (programmer)] along with inclusion of the Hektor Martin redirect. —Roman Spinner (talk • contribs) 16:43, 10 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Support move due to ambiguity/common connotation. andrew.robbins (talk) 03:59, 11 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]