Whats Stopping Open Source Science Software?
One of the biggest bumps in the trend towards more open source is the lack of incentive for many scientists to post their developed code online. Many are simply not aware of the need for it in the greater community, or they don’t want the competition getting their hands on anything that could make them lose their edge. Both are rather unhelpful attitudes. Some funding organizations are beginning to require, as a condition of funding, that scientists post any code or software developed for this project as open source online. This is beginning to encourage those otherwise unwilling scientists to collaborate with their code better. A lot of scientists are more concerned with the idea of intellectual property than of helping the whole field develop. A desire to collaborate is the key to supplying the world’s scientists with open source software that they can tailor to their own research needs. For more information, articles, and links to some open source science software, check out the Ope
