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Including cloud-based services for software recommendations?
In my opinion, it makes sense that cloud-based software (SaaS) recommendations be on-topic on this Stack Exchange website.
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Are questions for service providers welcome at our site?
As stated in most of the above mentioned question implicitly or even half-was explicitly: SR is about recommending software, not providers/companies. So asking for a service provider (be it VPN, DNS, ...
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Are recommendations for programming tutorials/resources on topic?
No, they are not.
While such content is valuable, it needs its own set of criteria for distinguishing good questions and good answers. We focus on stuff that can be executed on computers, "software", ...
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Is asking for Wordpress plugins on-topic?
I don't see why Wordpress plugins should be an exception here. For reference:
Would plugin recommendations about Minecraft be on topic? → OK
How should we treat questions about plugins and such “...
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Asking questions about potentially "bad" software?
helping someone with a task that could turn out to be, somewhat of a malicious task, is that something we should answer here in our community?
“That could turn out to be (…) malicious” is not a ...
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How to handle dreamware requests?
Since we require a large amount of information in questions for them to be acceptable here, it makes sense that many questions would be unanswered. Often, software that does exactly what people need ...
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Is asking for lists of software welcome?
Definitely not:
Questions provoking list-type answers are frowned upon at all SE sites
Our help center lists several list-type questions as explicitely off-topic – a.o. "there is no actual problem to ...
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Are mobile app recommendations on topic?
Not at all, Android apps are software for phones. These types of questions are on topic at Software Recommendations. Please make sure your question meets the Question Quality Guidelines and use the ...
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Are questions about software technologies acceptable?
I'd say NO. This site recommends software, i.e. things "ready to use". While this includes libraries for developers, they again are "ready to use" (for them). Our recommendations are based on ...
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Are recommendations for programming tutorials/resources on topic?
Short answer
No.
TL;DR
As Gilles already pointed out in his comment: SR is about recommending software matching specific requirements – and not "general resources", tutorials, howtos, or websites. ...
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Is this question about Wattpad / Goodreads on-topic?
I would say yes, it is on topic.
Although you would have to add details such as which platform you wish to run the software on and whether you want to pay for it or not.
The simple wording you have ...
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Are software library/framework recommendations/advices on-topic here?
I'd consider a library "software for programmers", and thus on-topic. Doing a search on library questions with answers turns out:
352 questions altogether
only 6 of them got closed: 3 for being "...
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Is this a software comparison question?
I'm sorry, this question would not be a good fit for this site. We cater for questions of the form “what software can I use to do …?”. Comparing method A and method B, or evaluating software S, is not ...
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Is it on topic to ask where to download specific drivers?
Summing up from the comments, to make clear this is "answered":
In a similar question (Is asking for the canonical location of source code on-topic?) we "ruled":
We aren't your search engine. ...
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Can I ask for help to develop a solution in this site?
As soon as your tool meets the requirements given in your question, you may post it as an answer (don’t forget to disclose your affiliation). You should not directly ask for help, but you may note ...
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Can I ask for help to develop a solution in this site?
This entirely depends on the kind of help your asking for, naturally:
it is OK to ask for libraries, frameworks etc.
asking for algorithms is not
given the correct phrasing, you can ask for ...
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Do we consider "macros" as software?
I can see how macros would be a bit of a gray area, but I would suggest imposing this dichotomy:
Off topic for questions.
Potentially on topic for answers.
Now before you tar and feather me for two-...
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Is asking for Drupal modules and/or themes on topic?
I'd say your question here already contains the answer – as long as your question there is specific enough (i.e. follows the general rules), I don't see why Drupal modules should be dealt with ...
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Can I ask for programming language resource recommendations here?
I wish to ask what are the good resources to understand Python source code written in C language. Like there a book
No. This site provides software recommendations, and only those recommendations. ...
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Are "where can I find the source of this dead project"-questions on topic?
This question is on-topic on Open Source IF:
The source code is extremely hard to find
You could not find it even after spending an hour on Google
It can't be found on popular source code sites like ...
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Are "where can I find the source of this dead project"-questions on topic?
IMO not really. Software recommendations is meant for finding solutions to a problem - and much of the guidelines for questions revolve around asking the right questions and letting the community find ...
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Should software and OS license comparison questions be off topic?
I reopened it before seeing that there was an ongoing meta discussion, so here's my rationale:
The question in its current form seems to be specific enough (after being edited) that I wouldn't have ...
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Looking for driver recommendations (satisfying particular requirements) for my hardware: On-topic?
Only in the proprietary world is there only one driver per piece of hardware.
Several drivers are often available, and some might fit your needs better than the vendor's official driver. That's why ...
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Why are users telling me my question isn't on-topic when I've already shown it is?
It is a web service request, and good web service requests are on topic.
It is not a "website" (as defined on this meta), I agree.
meta.webapps.stackexchange.com does not have any power here, but ...
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Resources for training about software?
That would be off-topic here. From my "canned responses":
Please note this site is about recommending software, not assets or resources like howtos, manuals/tutorials, multi-media content, code ...
IzzyMod
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Firmware recommendations
I believe that firmware recommendation questions should be on-topic.
Any firmware recommendation question must include:
The full name of the hardware.
Link to the hardware specification on the maker'...
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Are mail service offering recommendations on-topic?
IMHO that is covered by at least two other questions here on Meta:
Are hosting recommendation requests on-topic
Are questions for service providers welcome at our site?
Which would mean: No.
I know ...
IzzyMod
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Software to make something like <link>
Such questions are not OK, they will be closed if not fixed quickly.
Rule: Do not force people to click links.
Your question must be 100% understandable without clicking any link, by any IT expert ...
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Canonical software comparisons acceptable?
It's simply too broad (and Undo was simply faster than me in closing it). As you can see in our help center, SR recommends software for specific requirements – while your question was just for any ...
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Is asking for Drupal modules and/or themes on topic?
Themes should be on-topic as well
Themes are not a web service. They can be installed locally (on a webserver)
Themes provide more than just a nice look. E.g. Wordpress themes can or cannot provide a ...
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