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+1, really nice & to the point.<br>
-Peter<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2015-08-30 06:28, Andy Anderson
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So perhaps we can say:
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<div>Reason #5: In scientific research the sharing and
reproducibility of methods and results is essential. Open-source
software and standard formats
<i>and interfaces</i> provide the broadest means for the
distribution of analytical procedures and data, and therefore
the greatest opportunity to ensure their accuracy through review
by other scientists and to become the foundations of new
and collaborative research. It can also provide a low-cost way
to verify calculations made by proprietary applications.<br>
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<div>On Aug 29, 2015, at 8:55 PM, Peter Baumann <<a
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<blockquote type="cite">That said, open _interfaces_ are
helpful indeed as they allow to extend<br>
software. This is also where the value of standardized
interfaces comes in, an<br>
overlap in interests (and benefits) actually. Finding
appropriate abstractions<br>
for establishing/advancing such standards is a good field
for scientific research.<br>
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