Re: [libreplanet-discuss] Are proprietary software and science compatible?

[A. Mani]

On Sat, May 14, 2016 at 12:41 PM, Fabio Pesari <fabiop@gnu.org> wrote:
> So, in the end, I don't think science and proprietary software are
> compatible at all, and research conducted through proprietary software
> should be considered unreliable.
>
> For this reason, I think proprietary software's unscientific nature
> should be stressed more when promoting free/libre software to scientists.

+1

Many of my so-called colleagues do not bother about the issue when I
point it out to them.

As far as I am concerned, I do not permit the use of proprietary s/w
in situations where I have enough say and usually reject all those
papers assigned to me for review that use proprietary s/w.


Best

A. Mani



Prof(Miss) A. Mani
CU, ASL, AMS, ISRS, CLC, CMS
HomePage: http://www.logicamani.in
Blog: http://logicamani.blogspot.in/
http://about.me/logicamani
sip:girlprofessor@ekiga.net