Author: Sebastian Benthall
http://digifesto.com/2012/02/28/another-rant-about-academia-and-open-source/
Author: Sebastian Benthall
http://digifesto.com/2012/02/28/another-rant-about-academia-and-open-source/
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Open source vs scientific reputation
Thanks to FORCE11 member Gully Burns for sending me this link. This article is from 2011, but I thought it quite interesting given my recent reading of "What would Google do?". In that book, and in the open source movement, a bad customer who takes the time to complain is actually a good customer, in that she provides valuable feedback to make your product better. But criticism in academia is not viewed that way; rather, someone pointing our a problem is viewed as damaging your reputation as a scientist. Because we know that good scientists never make mistakes! An important cultural barrier to overcome.