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danielskatz / software-vs-data

understanding and documenting the differences between software and data in the context of citation
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"Software is updated more frequently than papers or data." #8

Closed jennielarkin closed 7 years ago

jennielarkin commented 8 years ago

"Software is updated more frequently than papers or data. Datasets can of course be frequently updated, but each update likely represents the findings of a new or repeated study."

I do not find the stated difference compelling. This needs to be spelled out more, as there are studies that produce complex, sometimes continuous data measurements. I fail to see how a new software version is qualitatively different. However, I assume there is some difference that needs to be better explained.

danielskatz commented 8 years ago

Ok - maybe this one should be dropped.

Are there any other people who see value in this and can explain why we should keep it?

Melissa37 commented 8 years ago

Maybe the statement could be changed somewhat to reflect that the version of software referenced is a critical element of the citation but there is more flexibility and lower requirement to cite specific versions of data?

danielskatz commented 7 years ago

I will delete this one.