[$] The importance of free software to science

Date:
Wed, 04 Jun 2025 14:16:09 +0000

Description:
Free software plays a critical role in science, both in research and in disseminating it. Aspects of software freedom are directly relevant to simulation, analysis, document preparation and preservation, security, reproducibility, and usability. Free software brings practical and specific advantages, beyond just its ideological roots, to science, while
proprietary software comes with equally specific risks. As a practicing scientist, I would like to help othersscientists or notsee the benefits
from free software in science.

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https://lwn.net/Articles/1023299/


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