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Openness makes software better sooner

Sharing code for computer software is best way to rid it of bugs.

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  1. Challet, D. & Du, Y. L. Closed source versus open source in a model of software bug dynamics. Preprint , (2003).

  2. Raymond, E. S. The Cathedral and the Bazaar published online, url: www.catb.org/~esr/writings/cathedral-bazaar/

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Ball, P. Openness makes software better sooner. Nature (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/news030623-6

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