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Re:It’s OK for your open source library to be a bit shitty (... by dirtydroog on Sunday May 17, 2020 @10:09AM (#23212104)
Well, there was this situation a few years ago https://www.theverge.com/2013/4/17/4234136/excel-calculation...

While the tone of the covid model scrutiny leaves a lot to be desired it is understandable seeing as how the results are affecting the entire world. The situation is unprecedented.

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Re:It’s OK for your open source library to be a bit shitty (... by maest on Sunday May 17, 2020 @11:06AM (#23212502)
I don't think anyone is saying the code can't be better or even that the results might be wrong (I don't know as I haven't spent much time going through the codebase).

My meta point is that people are:

1. pressuring and blaming the wrong party. 2. doings something which will have an unintended strongly negative consequence (make scientists averse to publishing their code).

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