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A scientific basis for Open Source Software

A scientific basis for Open Source Software

Posted May 21, 2012 19:16 UTC (Mon) by Cyberax (✭ supporter ✭, #52523)
In reply to: A scientific basis for Open Source Software by Del-
Parent article: A scientific basis for Open Source Software

You've listed mostly tool or tool-related software. Of course, it should be open.

But tools are rarely the focus of a research paper.


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A scientific basis for Open Source Software

Posted May 21, 2012 20:01 UTC (Mon) by daglwn (subscriber, #65432) [Link]

The tools are what generate the published results. Without the tools one can't reproduce the results. Reimplementation is not practical.

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