Re: Octave Help Mode?

[Lennart Borgman (gmail)]

David Hansen wrote:
> And by the way, I think it's very questionable if it still counts as
> "science" if you use proprietary software, if you don't have at least
> full access to the source code.


It is good thinking, but I am sorry to say that too much of science 
today is "proprietary" in one sense or another. If you interested then 
there is a lot to study and think about. Some of my favorite questions are:

- Who decide what research to do? Why? Consequences?
- Who decide what framework/paradigm to use? Why? Consequences?
- Who decide what we can read without paying? Why? Consequences?
- Who decide who can do research? Why? Consequences?

Perhaps read Pierre Bourdieu, Michael Focault. There is a lot more than 
positivistic thinking to look into.