Re:European parliament strongly recommends open source software
by amelius on Saturday May 23, 2020 @09:37AM
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Certainly, but how large was the budget?
Then compare it to the 10-100 billion euros spent annually on scientific research [1].
I'm not saying that the budgets should be equal, but there should be some proportionality.
I also think it should be easier for universities to have scientific programmers (who would write open source software) on their payroll.
It's especially important for Europe as more research on open protocols means that the internet can become less dependent on large US corporations. And for this type of research you'd need developers.
Then compare it to the 10-100 billion euros spent annually on scientific research [1].
I'm not saying that the budgets should be equal, but there should be some proportionality.
I also think it should be easier for universities to have scientific programmers (who would write open source software) on their payroll.
It's especially important for Europe as more research on open protocols means that the internet can become less dependent on large US corporations. And for this type of research you'd need developers.
[1] https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-01566-z