13 points jegp 46 minutes ago 6 comments

jegp 46 minutes ago | parent

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.

gradus_ad 34 minutes ago | parent

What's the equivalent of closed source?

jegp 25 minutes ago | parent

Equivalent? In the analogy of the math or physics results it would be a mental model in someone's brain that you can't access or verify. You just hope it's true

random3 23 minutes ago | parent

It’s research happening privately without publishing, usually going into products

random3 20 minutes ago | parent

Science is open, but science is not software and software definitely not science.

jegp 18 minutes ago | parent

Did you read the post...?