I think you hit the nail on the head. Including the software used to derive results is important since it could have a direct bearing on the impact of the results. Personally, I feel it's important to list name of software used (and version), and any other steps taken/algorithms used. Referring to a citation is an academic courtesy and shouldn't be enforced via licensing. IMO, almost everyone will cite if appropriate.
My experience with the biotech industry is that a lot of the companies that went under did so due to overzealous VCs or being run by science/techie types who did not really know much about business. I am not sure if the same analogy applies to the dotcom industry, but I suspect it does.
Also, I think that if people had to do it again today, but without the crazy hype, the good ideas would succeed, since the industry as a whole has matured a lot. What happened then was that a lot of good ideas got buried.
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I think you hit the nail on the head. Including the software used to derive results is important since it could have a direct bearing on the impact of the results. Personally, I feel it's important to list name of software used (and version), and any other steps taken/algorithms used. Referring to a citation is an academic courtesy and shouldn't be enforced via licensing. IMO, almost everyone will cite if appropriate.
My experience with the biotech industry is that a lot of the companies that went under did so due to overzealous VCs or being run by science/techie types who did not really know much about business. I am not sure if the same analogy applies to the dotcom industry, but I suspect it does.
Also, I think that if people had to do it again today, but without the crazy hype, the good ideas would succeed, since the industry as a whole has matured a lot. What happened then was that a lot of good ideas got buried.
Mandrake was what got me into Linux. By far the best of the lot. I am joining ASAP