Wolfram's New Kind of Science Now Online 480
gotscheme writes "When Stephen Wolfram of Mathematica fame self-published A New Kind of Science in 2002, he raised the suspicions of many in scientific communities that he was taking advantage of a lot of other people's work for his sole financial gain and that he was going against the open nature of academia by using restrictive copyright. Yesterday, Wolfram and company released the entire contents of NKS for free on the Web (short registration required). Perhaps Wolfram is giving back to the scientific community; perhaps it is simply clever marketing for a framework that is beginning to gain momentum. For any matter, the entire encyclopedic volume is online, and this appears to be a positive step for scientific writing."
Perhaps (Score:4, Funny)
Perhaps he's trying to make himself look like less of an asshole.
New Kind of What? (Score:5, Funny)
Don't get locked in! (Score:0, Funny)
Re:Meh... (Score:3, Funny)
That reminds me of the time that I cryed when trying to install Debian. I never thaught that computer can make a man cry.
Maybe one day I'll get to install it without running away like a little girl.
Unfortunately... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:I'm voting for clever marketing (Score:2, Funny)
Just means that your spider is forced to go slowly. NBD.
A rare blend indeed... (Score:5, Funny)
Yes (Score:5, Funny)
this guy ... (Score:4, Funny)
ohhh, WolfRAM... (Score:2, Funny)
Totally ready for the weekend.
But do the senior partners approve? (Score:5, Funny)
In case of slashdotting? (Score:1, Funny)
Re:I'm voting for clever marketing (Score:5, Funny)
Yeah, that's much worse than the paper version, where the programs run themselves if you press the "Go" button on the page with your finger.
Re:A New Kind of Science (Score:3, Funny)
Wolfram is famous for saying "I've created A New Kind Of Science. You owe me $200,000."
Re:New Kind of Hype? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:New Kind of Hype? (Score:5, Funny)
If only I knew ahead of time.. (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Or perhaps... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Or perhaps... (Score:3, Funny)
Heh, reminds me of Good Will Hunting...