Why would you learn how to open source projects?
<h2>
Who
</h2>
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A PI who does not actually code/build:
<ul>
<li>
to understand how to empower the careers of the people they mentor
</li>
</ul>
</li>
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A Ph.D./Postdoc:
<ul>
<li>
To create a name by themselves
</li>
</ul>
</li>
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General:
<ul>
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To try to solve problems in reproducibility
</li>
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To simplify the process of building on each other knowledge
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Because it is a requirement from funding agencies
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Just because, why not?
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A political statement? (
<a class="wikilink" href="/open_source_is_a_political_act/">
Open source is a political act
</a>
)
</li>
</ul>
</li>
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A manager in a company:
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To create a following, AKA: traction
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To lower the maintainability burden: people can solve their own problems
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To avoid paying license fees
</li>
</ul>
</li>
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An employee in a company:
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To build a persona that transcends the company
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To give back to a community
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To have a clear product to market to a next employment? <- This is
<em>
fundamental
</em>
for Ph.D.s and Postdocs, especially if they move out of academia
</li>
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To be able to pitch to managers the idea of open-sourcing
</li>
</ul>
</li>
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People working in
<a class="wikilink" href="/open_hardware/">
Open Hardware
</a>
<ul>
<li>
What are their objectives? <-
<a href="/tags/TODO">
#TODO
</a>
, try to understand the community
</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
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