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peer review
Also known as: peer reviews, peer-review process
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The Impact of Open Source Software on Technological Innovation ... linkedin.com Jun 7, 2024 2 facts
claimOpen-source projects often produce superior software products due to continuous peer review and the application of collective expertise to drive quality and efficiency.
claimOpen-source software enhances security through transparency, which allows for extensive peer review and the swift identification and resolution of vulnerabilities.
What is Open Source Software (OSS)? - Harness harness.io Dec 17, 2025 2 facts
claimThe development process for open source software is decentralized and driven by a global community of contributors, which allows for peer review and collective scrutiny to improve quality and security.
claimThe open nature of open source software code allows for transparency and peer review, but it also exposes the software to potential vulnerabilities if it is not properly maintained and monitored.
How the Pentagon Started Taking U.F.O.s Seriously | The New Yorker newyorker.com Apr 30, 2021 2 facts
perspectiveJacques Vallée expressed concern that discussing his research on purported crash material on the record might undermine the peer-review process for a potential scientific journal publication.
quoteJacques Vallée expressed concern that discussing his collaboration with Garry Nolan on the record might undermine the peer-review process, but stated his hope that the analysis would result in the first U.F.O. case published in a refereed scientific journal.
What is Open Source: Understanding Its Impact on Technology and ... algocademy.com 1 fact
claimTransparency in open source software allows for peer reviews, which facilitates the identification and resolution of problems.
Understanding Open-source Licenses: Key factors to Consider leanix.net 1 fact
claimOpen-source software security is enhanced because the public availability of source code allows for continuous peer review, enabling vulnerabilities to be identified and fixed quickly.
Open-source hardware - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia smoothieware.github.io Apr 15, 2016 1 fact
quoteJavier Serrano, an engineer at CERN’s Beams Department and founder of the Open Hardware Repository, stated: “By sharing designs openly, CERN expects to improve the quality of designs through peer review and to guarantee their users – including commercial companies – the freedom to study, modify and manufacture them, leading to better hardware and less duplication of efforts”.
Understanding open source governance models - Red Hat redhat.com Jul 17, 2020 1 fact
claimProjects using the "do-ocracy" governance model typically rely on peer review, but individual contributors usually retain de facto decision-making power over the specific project components they work on closely.
Early Digital Engagement Among Younger Children and the ... pediatrics.jmir.org Jul 3, 2025 1 fact
procedureThe exclusion process for the literature review involved two stages: an initial removal of duplicate and irrelevant articles based on titles and abstracts, followed by the exclusion of studies that were not peer-reviewed, were published in gray literature, or were unrelated to child cognitive or behavioral growth.
Social Epistemology – Introduction to Philosophy - Rebus Press press.rebus.community 1 fact
claimPeer review is valuable because it allows individuals to identify others who are at least as likely to be correct, and if disagreement occurs, it prompts a decrease in confidence and a search for new evidence.
A guide to open source project governance models - Red Hat redhat.com Jun 24, 2020 1 fact
claimWhile peer review remains common in do-ocracies, individual contributors typically retain de facto decision-making power over the specific project components on which they have worked most closely.
Misleading U.S. Department of Energy climate report chooses bias ... science.feedback.org Aug 5, 2025 1 fact
claimStandard scientific publishing involves peer review by independent experts who did not contribute to the paper, a process designed to improve work quality and prevent the publication of flawed science.
How open-source is shaping the future of innovation devopsonline.co.uk 1 fact
claimPeer review and open access in open-source projects allow users to build on existing solutions, which reduces time-to-market and minimizes resource expenditure on redundant development.
Social Epistemology - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato.stanford.edu Feb 26, 2001 1 fact
claimErin Hengel provides evidence from peer review suggesting that women are held to higher standards than men in academic publishing in her 2022 paper 'Publishing while female: Are women held to higher standards? Evidence from peer review'.
The Open Source Definition (Annotated) opensource.org 1 fact
perspectiveThe Open Source Initiative asserts that the ability to read source code is insufficient for independent peer review and rapid evolutionary selection, which requires the ability to experiment with and redistribute modifications.
Governance in Practice: How Open Source Projects Define ... - arXiv arxiv.org 5 days ago 1 fact
claimThe vitessio/vitess GitHub project entrusts maintainers with ongoing development and strategic alignment, while holding them accountable through peer review and voting procedures.
Building Leadership in an Open Source Community linuxfoundation.org 1 fact
procedureThe 12 recommended best practices for innersourcing are: (1) Improve testing methods, automate it, and make it an integral part of the development process; (2) Enforce peer review and implement tools to automate the practice; (3) Make source code accessible to everyone in your organization; (4) Adopt development tools with collaboration support built into it; (5) Adopt the “Release Early and Often” philosophy (shorter, more frequent releases); (6) Invest time and effort into building scalable and modular architectures that allow code re-use; (7) Adopt a continuous integration approach; (8) Encourage fluid and open communication, and practice it; (9) Improve documentation practices and use it as an additional means for quality assurance; (10) Make it possible for people to commit code even though they are not part of the project; (11) Increase transparency of decision making process (establish trust); (12) Empower individuals according to their contributions (meritocracy).