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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 href="mailto:baumann@rasdaman.com">baumann@rasdaman.com</a>> wrote:</div>
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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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