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Open Source Software meets gene expression.

J E Stewart·H Mangalam·J Zhou
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Use of the Open Source Software (OSS) development model has been crucial in a number of recent technological areas, including operating systems, applications and bioinformatics. The rationale for why OSS is often a better development model than proprietary development and some of the results of this model in the field of Gene Expression are reviewed. The paper concludes with a discussion of why funding agencies should endorse OSS and require funded software projects to be released Open Source.

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J E Stewart, H Mangalam, J Zhou. 2001. Open Source Software meets gene expression.. https://doi.org/10.1093/bib%2F2.4.319

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