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Document the temporary change in language popularity criteria. (#5941)
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xiaq authored Sep 2, 2022
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## Adding an extension to a language

We try only to add new extensions once they have some usage on GitHub.
In most cases we prefer that each new file extension be in use in at least 200 unique `:user/:repo` repositories before supporting them in Linguist.
In most cases we prefer that each new file extension be in use in at least 200 unique `:user/:repo` repositories before supporting them in Linguist
(but see #5756 for a temporary change in the criteria).

To add support for a new extension:

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## Adding a language

We try only to add languages once they have some usage on GitHub.
In most cases we prefer that each new file extension be in use in at least 200 unique `:user/:repo` repositories before supporting them in Linguist.
In most cases we prefer that each new file extension be in use in at least 200 unique `:user/:repo` repositories before supporting them in Linguist
(but see #5756 for a temporary change in the criteria).

To add support for a new language:

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