This is a good idea, I know people who are in digital humanities who use a lot of tools but you only ever find out which tools they use at the end of a presentation or buried in a paper somewhere. Would be cool to list out what they actually need and what they currently use (of course with *no* links back to the original proprietary software)
-Rudolf O. On 12 January 2014 18:17, Marko Dimjašević <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > Have there been any efforts to make a resource for scholars where they > could access/compile a list of software that is typically needed in > research/teaching? What crosses my mind is a whole software stack, > starting with an OS, to document preparation systems, diagram tools, > version control systems, conference call tools, email, etc.? > > The ultimate goal would be a wiki page that any scholar could use to > find information about issues with proprietary software, and what free > software tools should be used instead. > > > I am a graduate student and one of the most frustrating things I've been > facing is proprietary communication software tools. I work with folks > from other universities than mine, and they are all used to proprietary > things like Skype and Google Hangouts; other communication channel don't > seem acceptable nor viable to them. > > Therefore, I think it'd be great to join efforts (if anyone else is > interested) and start working on creating such a resource of tools > needed in research (and issues that arise if proprietary software is > used). We would also note where free software doesn't exist, and > hopefully raise awareness about it. > > > -- > Cheers, > Marko Dimjašević > http://dimjasevic.net/marko > >
