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I didn't want to open that can of worms: "If you use ChainForge for research purposes, or build upon the source code, we ask that you cite this project in any r

• 7moritz7 3y ago
  It says "we ask", not "you have to". I'd say it's open to interpretation that this is an informal request and not legally binding. Also I do want to open the can of worms and say that whoever doesn't even have the respect to include a citation on request when using someone else's work should just write everything themselves.
• priyanmuthu 3y ago
  Hi! I’m one of the great students working on this. This is merely a request to get more visibility. It will also help us get more grants. We don’t have any intention of restricting the “openness” of it.
  • _puk 3y ago
    Awesome, thank you! If I called it truly open source I half expected to get shot down. I know where we stand now :)
  • gsuuon 3y ago
    Y'all sure are some great students! ;)
• mabcat 3y ago
  I think that's the wrong end of the stick. When you publish research, the software you used/built on is part of the methods and needs to be cited. The authors are doing you a courtesy by providing a pasteable citation. Similar "we would appreciate citations" statement for (BSD-licensed) pandas: https://pandas.pydata.org/about/citing.html https://pandas.pydata.org/about/citing.html 8000+ pubs citing pandas: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?cites=9876954816936339312 https://scholar.google.com/scholar?cites=9876954816936339312