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Quick question: are the two formats semantically identical in the sense that a program can convert from one format to the other and back, with 100% accuracy? Th
by mark_l_watson 5y ago
Quick question: are the two formats semantically identical in the sense that a program can convert from one format to the other and back, with 100% accuracy? Thanks.
- miyu 5y agoLooks like I posted prematurely without looking up prior discussions on this topic, but here's a detailed comparison from someone much more knowledgable than me: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28254775 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28254775
- jrochkind1 5y agoHm, that comment mainly seems to talk about how CFF is very specialized at citing software, as opposed to the more general CSL. "It is is specifically for citing software and datasets… Unfortunately, though, because the schema only has enough fields for citing those two…" However, the link in OP here suggests they've expanded CFF beyond that to be used to cite anything. https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/managing-your-repositorys-settings-and-features/customizing-your-repository/about-citation-files#citing-something-other-than-software https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/managing-your-reposi...