Demonising researchers who publish their code discourages openness, say Neil Chue Hong and Simon Hettrick.
By Mike Jackson, Software Architect.
The UK open source service, OSS Watch, have recently published their Openness Rating tool. This tool allows projects to assess their openness and can be applied to both open and closed source software. In this blog post, I'll provide a summary of the Openness Rating tool and how it complements our own online Sustainability Evaluation Service.