Gael Varoquaux • 12/1/2019

Getting a big scientific prize for open-source software

The article details the authors receiving the 'Académie des Sciences Inria prize for transfer' for their work on the scikit-learn machine-learning library. It discusses how this prize symbolizes a change in academic culture, recognizing open-source, collaborative software development as a legitimate and impactful form of scientific research and technology transfer, contrary to traditional academic incentives focused on publications and patents.

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#Python #Machine Learning #open source