And any arguments that "the data is expensive to collect and proprietary" can be countered with "code is expensive to write and proprietary, yet open source sti

And any arguments that "the data is expensive to collect and proprietary" can be countered with "code is expensive to write and proprietary, yet open source still works". These two are absolutely not equivalent. I'm all for open science, but the comparison with open source code is absurd. With the former you have to invest actual money: infraestructure, materials, suppliers, etc. and of course you have to deal/coordinate those elements. OS is... just time. There is a cost, but it is just an opportunity cost.