__/ [ Mark Kent ] on Wednesday 26 July 2006 17:50 \__
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> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> __/ [ Mark Kent ] on Tuesday 25 July 2006 23:08 \__
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>>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>>>> Here's the very lastest among the projects. More appear at the top pane.
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>>>> http://www.pegasushabproject.org.uk/pegasus3.html
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>>> Excellent - some real science, done with real open information models,
>>> as proper science should be.
>>
>> I do all research with free open source software with the
>> exception of MATLAB for Linux, which is proprietary. I was
>> once told that it had been written in C, but it is 'look,
>> but do not touch' (or redistribute), which is counter to the
>> aim of science and exploration.
>
> When I first read the GPL, it just read like the philosophy of science
> to me.
Stallman came from the MIT research labs, but I remain wondering if he was a
researcher, or s SysAdmin, or a programmers. From what I can recall he was
frustrated with the waste (lack of re-use), as well as the way in which
programs were written (in isolation, exclusive competition). All of this is
a very misinformed statement from various bits that I can recall.
Speaking of "philosophy of science", imagine yourself a viva where the
candidate refuses to disclose what data was used and what methods /exactly/
were used. Some authors still try to obscure some technical details in their
publications. Such key details are hidden to hinder reproducibility by
competing academic groups. Greed, greed, gredd.
Best wishes,
Roy
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