Re: [DIYbio] Re: [biocurious] Important Update from Kristina

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Correct; not "Open Source", which implies there exists a closed source
base to open.

"Open Science" is a nebulous enough phrase, but at least it doesn't
make falsifiable claims (which makes it bad science! :P) to having a
"source" to speak of.

Now, there's plenty of room for discussion on the applicability of
"Open Source" to science that possesses a sort of source-base, such as
data-heavy research, but that still doesn't apply to or justify a
screed against a co-operative venture like Biocurious.

On Wed, 28 Aug 2013 12:51:00 -0700
Jonathan Cline <jcline@ieee.org> wrote:

> "There are many interpretations of what open science means, with
> different motivations across different disciplines. Some are driven by
> the backlash against corporate-funded science, with its profit-driven
> research agenda. Others are internet radicals who take the
> "information wants to be free" slogan literally. Others want to make
> important discoveries more likely to happen."
> -- The Guardian, 'Open science: a future shaped by shared experience'
> http://www.theguardian.com/education/2011/may/22/open-science-shared-research-internet
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> The original kickstarter for Biocurious was "produced by the Network
> for Open Scientific Innovation, a 501(c)3 non profit organization. Our
> mission is to gather all stakeholders who want to liberate our
> scientific and technological commons to enable an new era of
> decentralized, distributed innovation to solve humanity's greatest
> challenges."
> --
> http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/openscience/biocurious-a-hackerspace-for-biotech-the-community
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