Open Source Software: An introduction

Henley, Mark; Kemp, Richard I.

doi:10.1016/j.clsr.2007.11.003

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“…Open source codes provide payment-free software (usually under the GNU Public License -http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html) to users, which is a key advantage in developing countries (Bitzer, 2004;Lanzi, 2009). This approach allows the user to modify the code to meet their specific requirements (Henley and Kemp, 2008) and can lead to a significant development and improvement of the code, whilst affording flexibility.…”

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Application of a coastal modelling code in fluvial environments

Hartanto

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Popescu

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Environmental Modelling & Software

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XBeach is an open source, freely available two-dimensional code, developed to solve hydrodynamic and morphological processes in the coastal environment. In this paper the code is applied to ten different test cases specific to hydraulic problems encountered in the fluvial environment, with the purpose of proving the capability of XBeach in rivers. Results show that the performance of XBeach is acceptable, comparing well to other commercially available codes specifically developed for fluvial modelling. Some advantages and deficiencies of the codes are identified and recommendations for adaptation into the fluvial environment are made.

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Application of a coastal modelling code in fluvial environments

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Popescu

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Environmental Modelling & Software

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“…Looking into the future, [6] observes that the scope and appeal of FOSS today show no sign of diminishing in future. Therefore, various studies continue to highlight varied aspects of the FOSS phenomena ranging from available licenses, its opportunities, freedom, impacts and benefits, it's acceptance to the risks of using FOSS.…”

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“…FOSS provides free access to the use of the software as well as the opportunity and freedom to inspect, study, modify, extend and distribute the source codes of the software [4], [5], [6], [1], [7]. These advantages including lower costs and source code access are relevant to higher institutions of learning as they are in the business of uncovering knowledge and imparting such knowledge unto others.…”

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Use of Free and Open Source Software for Competitive Advantage in South African Higher Institutions of Learning

2016

Annual International Conference on Intelligent Computing, Computer Science and Information Systems (ICCSIS-16) April 28-29, 201

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“…The CC0 license is simpler than the related CC-BY (requiring attribution) and CC-NC (prohibiting commercial use) license, so CC0 eliminates all uncertainty for potential users, encouraging maximal reuse and sharing of the data. We also archived our programming code on Figshare and applied the MIT license which is a widely used software license that permits any person to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense and/or sell copies of the code (Henley & Kemp, 2008;Morin, Urban, & Sliz, 2012). Our motivation for choosing these licenses is to clearly communicate to others that we are comfortable with our data and code to be reused in any way -with appropriate attrition (Stodden, 2009).…”

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Computational reproducibility in archaeological research: Basic principles and a case study of their implementation

Marwick¹

2017

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The use of computers and complex software is pervasive in archaeology, yet their role in the analytical pipeline is rarely exposed for other researchers to inspect or reuse. This limits the progress of archaeology because researchers cannot easily reproduce each other's work to verify or extend it. Four general principles of reproducible research that have emerged in other fields are presented. An archaeological case study is described that shows how each principle can be implemented using freely available software. The costs and benefits of implementing reproducible research are assessed. The primary benefit, of sharing data in particular, is increased impact via an increased number of citations. The primary cost is the additional time required to enhance reproducibility, although the exact amount is difficult to quantify. bmarwick@uw.edu AbstractThe use of computers and complex software is pervasive in archaeology, yet their role in the analytical pipeline is rarely exposed for other researchers to inspect or reuse. This limits the progress of archaeology because researchers cannot easily reproduce each other's work to verify or extend it. Four general principles of reproducible research that have emerged in other fields are presented. An archaeological case study is described that shows how each principle can be implemented using freely available software. The costs and benefits of implementing reproducible research are assessed. The primary benefit, of sharing data in particular, is increased impact via an increased number of citations. The primary cost is the additional time required to enhance reproducibility, although the exact amount is difficult to quantify.

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Open Source Software: An introduction

Cited by 17 publications

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Application of a coastal modelling code in fluvial environments

Application of a coastal modelling code in fluvial environments

Use of Free and Open Source Software for Competitive Advantage in South African Higher Institutions of Learning

Computational reproducibility in archaeological research: Basic principles and a case study of their implementation

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