Le Wed, Oct 08, 2008 at 04:11:26PM +0200, Bernhard R. Link a écrit : > > I do not see why that should be different for example for the > typesetting package or the computer algrebra system you use to do > some matrix inversions.
Hi, If we do not cite software made by academic developers, they will not get a good evaluation and eventually lose their funding or even their jobs. Pressure is high enough that some do not want to be packaged because it lowers their download counter, which is another metric for evaluation. I write it caricaturally, but when authors ask to be cited, it is not for vanity but for professional survival. Luckily, whith the advent of electronic publication, there are less limits on the number of references per article. In the end, if people really prefer to work with this or that kernel, I would not be shocked if it were mentinned somewhere in the article, similarly to rock bands that indicate what gutar strings they use :) Have a nice day, -- Charles Plessy Debian Med packaging team, Tsurumi, Kanagawa, Japan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
