Matt and Joanne, (01)
There is a way to reward academics, even when they share data. (02)
MV>> Well it seems like a utopian model, but at the same time
>> in academics you are judged on your papers and grants.
>> So without some exclusivity it is difficult for academics to cope. (03)
JL> I hear ya, however, it may be time for a change. Data are already
> out there, being shared and reused, and the trend is increasing. So,
> we either figure out ways to recognize and reward "sharing" or suffer
> the ultimate consequences... (04)
The point I would make is that science is more than data. It requires
some new discovery based on that data. Richard Hamming's point about
computation is significant: (05)
"The purpose of computing is insight, not numbers." (06)
What's important is the insight, and that is what academics (and
commercial inventors) should be rewarded for. But I recognize
that digging out kinds of data requires a lot of hard work that
somebody has to pay for. That is an important question to address. (07)
I'd also like to quote another computer scientist, Howard Aiken: (08)
"Don't worry about people stealing your ideas. If your ideas
are any good, you'll have to ram them down people's throats." (09)
John Sowa (010)
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