Academic papers yanked after authors found to have used unlicensed software

Dam, the consequences

cross-posted from: https://rss.ponder.cat/post/58093

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The academic publishing grift is based on the same "IP" as proprietary software.

Grift recognize grift.
Lmao generalise that attitude and trust me you throw away half of the papers out there.
- For real. Academics are some of the most prolific pirates I’ve ever met. Usually out of necessity because we don’t pay them reasonably or value their work.
  
  And when there is money it's often earmarked in ways that severely restrict its use for, e.g., paying for software
Dammit, there goes my degree.
- Better fire all degree-holders right now.
You gonna pay rent on their science peasants!

Or fuck u

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