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[$] The importance of free software to science
Wednesday June 4, 2025. 04:16 PM , from LWN.net
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 others—scientists or not—see the benefits from free software in science.
https://lwn.net/Articles/1023299/
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