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Reviewer 1: Comment 3: Note that previous software had varied use cases #117

Closed katyhuff closed 9 years ago

katyhuff commented 9 years ago

1st § Introduction: "However, current fuel cycle ...": important to mention that there are multiple user-categories for such codes with differing expectations. Some codes are more and more proprietary for reasons of validation in industrial context or customised applications. Others may have an educational focus or still others being of approximative nature, i.e. specifically those not using discrete description of mass-flows/inventories/core-management, ...

  • [ ] Note, in the introduction, more of the reasoning of the differentiation between codes. Soften the accusatory tone and address the history somewhat further.
katyhuff commented 9 years ago

I went with "To date, current tools are typically privately distributed rather than open source, having been developed in industrial contexts. Additionally, having often been developed for customized applications, many possess inflexible architectures. Finally, many model only fleet-level dynamics of facilities and materials rather than discrete resolution of those individual agents and objects."