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Searching for open source literature management software [duplicate]

At my institute we have a strict open source policy though, which excludes Mendeley. Is there an open source alternative to Mendeley, which runs under Linux Gnome? Thanks for your input. …
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Papers about raising awareness within a domain about open source technologies

The question Should I write a paper on open-source software I've built? … is related, but this question is asking about open source software that I only contributed to, as one of hundreds of contributors. …
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Are contributions to a open source project helpful for graduate admissions?

I have about 400 ~ 500 lines of what I would call average open source code contribution. Does open source code contribution matter for graduate admissions? … I have a great plan for an awesome feature for Libsvm (and open-source implementation of the popular support vector machine technique for machine learning). Will implementing it help my application ? …
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Getting LOR from mentor at an open source organisation

I have been involved with a particular open source organisation that works in the area that I'm interested in pursuing my PhD. … How much importance would the admission committee give to my mentor who is from an open source organisation? …
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Papers including non open-source code and not including non open-source code?

I am not talking about open-source programming languages. What is the rationale behind that? Who decides if the authors can publish their code or not? …
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Is publishing research typically allowed if the bulk is open source?

A large part of my decision is the ability to Open Source all of my code. … From what I've seen Open Source as an idea isn't yet a large part of the research process, though the process has increased in popularity considerably. …
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Popular proprietary program or obscure open source substitute for reproducible research?

For a long time, I had been using open source software for my work to make it reproducible. … I believed that if I made my code open source and the software to run the code was also open source (or at least free), my research would be reproducible. …
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Would Making My Literature Review Open Source Be Beneficial to Others in Academia? [closed]

As I delve deeper into this project, I am considering the possibility of making the literature review open source. … Furthermore, I am interested in understanding any potential drawbacks or challenges associated with making a literature review open source. …
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Publishing paper using an open-source software

Can someone publish a paper on the mathematical model of the open source software i.e. parameter analysis of the model (i.e relevant to specific area) which is the backbone of the software. …
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Free, open-source substitutes for Mendeley?

Mendeley is (mainly) a proprietary social network to share basic citation data and research papers. see also Are there any free and open source substitutes for this service? …
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Using open source code in solving course exercises

Is it normal in computer science courses that one can't use open source code to solve exercises on courses even if the licenses of the code allows to use the code? … I was confused as I used some code, gave source where I found the original code but still the lecturer said we have to learn to do the code on my own. …
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Can I integrate contributing code to an open-source project as part of the curriculum?

Often, this does not happen in the void, but the students extend open-source or research software projects. … source project (or research software under an open-source license). …
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How to deal with scooping when doing open-source tools development?

I am also using some open source tools to develop my application. … How does your lab deal with open source tools? Do they get released to public before the publication? …
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Open Source Software and Reproducibility in Computer Science

I am convinced that releasing these implementations under an open-source model has various benefits especially for scientific codes, one of which is reproducibility of results. … Is it sensible to keep implementations secret until the paper is through, or is open-source actually a requirement for reproducible computer science? …
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Conference management software (preferably open source) with custom fields

Is there (preferably an open source) conference solution that allows for: Abstract Submission Event Planning Arbitrary user data-fields Apparently managing "dietary requirements" is a really big deal …
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