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There's an aspect that this article neglects to mention; rightly or wrongly, some scientists believe keeping your source code private can be a competitive advantage over other researchers.

Unfortunately, science is an extremely competitive business and providing your competitors with tools to help them publish more papers faster doesn't always make good business sense.

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