In an utopia, yes, but I have raised the argument also elsewhere: who wants to be a maintainer of a paper forever? So, yes, science is indeed a lot like open so

In an utopia, yes, but I have raised the argument also elsewhere: who wants to be a maintainer of a paper forever? So, yes, science is indeed a lot like open source software, but more like the write-only software platforms and repositories are full of. Replication is also a lot more important than reproducibility in most fields and for most questions.