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data => $0.1 / GB / Year in a public Cloud, or even $0.01 / GB / Year if using Glacier / Coldline. code => a Docker/CFI image. dependencies => captured in the
by pacala 9y ago
data => $0.1 / GB / Year in a public Cloud, or even $0.01 / GB / Year if using Glacier / Coldline.
code => a Docker/CFI image.
dependencies => captured in the image.
format => the code understands the format.
- pjmlp 9y agoThat is short term thinking, who will guarantee any of that stuff will be around in the next 50 years?
- true_religion 9y agoDoes it cost more to keep code in a standard format, with all it the dependencies needed to run it? Yes, especially if you replicate the codebase anywhere the journal article is stored so it has backups in case of disaster. However, the costs are fairly comparable to what was once the cost of keeping paper copies for everything, so I think it is a cost that can be absorbed by academia.
- pjmlp 9y agoIt is not only about money, technology, infrastructure and people for keeping it running also play an important role.
- pacala 9y agoYou can run Apple II code in a browser, for example https://www.scullinsteel.com/apple2 https://www.scullinsteel.com/apple2. A code format that has survived for 40 years and counting. This holds for plenty other data and code formats that were once popular. Docker/CFI is very popular, hard to believe it will disappear short of a complete breakdown of the digital era.