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jegptoday at 2:21 AM2 repliesview on HN

TL;DR I claim that modern science is synonymous with open source software. This post explains why, why it matters, and what you can (and should) do next.


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gradus_adtoday at 2:32 AM

What's the equivalent of closed source?

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jibaltoday at 3:31 AM

You argue that open software is science, which is not at all the same as claiming that science is software. ("is" in this context is not equivalence -- "a poodle is a dog" != "a dog is a poodle".)

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