Getting a scientific prize for open-source software

OP is right-on as to why this is a big deal in academia.<p>I want to see it spread beyond computer programming libraries into areas where sharing is harder, like open source scientific equipment and fully reproducible methods in chemistry experiments.

If you think that all software written on public money should be public, consider this petition: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;publiccode.eu" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;publiccode.eu</a>

Some historical context on scikit-learn:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;orbi.uliege.be&#x2F;bitstream&#x2F;2268&#x2F;154357&#x2F;1&#x2F;paper.pdf" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;orbi.uliege.be&#x2F;bitstream&#x2F;2268&#x2F;154357&#x2F;1&#x2F;paper.pdf</a> (2013)<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;amueller.github.io&#x2F;papers&#x2F;wo_the_machine_varoquaux.pdf" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;amueller.github.io&#x2F;papers&#x2F;wo_the_machine_varoquaux.p...</a> (2015)