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* ''Variety'': related to the previous point, where appropriate discussions should cover multiple workflows, approaches and perspectives to the topic.
* ''Variety'': related to the previous point, where appropriate discussions should cover multiple workflows, approaches and perspectives to the topic.


==Canonical Forms==
==Canonical Form==


While in general, discussion articles can take a wide variety of forms, certain types of articles recur in the NixOS wiki and warrant specific formats. For these we provide ''canonical forms'', recommended templates for structuring these types of discussion articles.
While in general, discussion articles can take a wide variety of forms, certain types of articles recur in the NixOS wiki and warrant specific formats. For these we provide a ''canonical form'', designed for articles covering a software package, application or library. The following structure is recommended for such articles, with the first sections considered most critical:
 
===Software===
 
Software articles cover a software package, application or library. The following structure is recommended for such articles, with the first sections considered most critical:


# ''Introduction'': a general overview.
# ''Introduction'': a general overview.