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| From: | Harsh Gupta |
| Subject: | Re: [libreplanet-discuss] Are proprietary software and science compatible? |
| Date: | Mon, 16 May 2016 00:10:47 +0530 |
There have been cases where error in a software system has not only lead to wrong outcome but also deaths [1]. Propitiatory software makes these issues harder to find and fix. Perhaps it will be worthwhile effort to collect such instances where proprietary have made scientist astray and make a stronger case for Libre Software in science. To startwith I came across about misfortunes of a trio of Mathematicians using Mathematica.[2] [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Therac-25 [2]: http://www.unirioja.es/cu/jvarona/downloads/DuranPerezVarona-trust.pdf -- Harsh Gupta http://hargup.in/
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