question before attempting an update on AFL

Bruce Perens bruce at perens.com
Thu Oct 30 00:53:54 UTC 2008


Cengiz Gunay wrote:
> I meant to 
> require citing my paper that describes the software. That is, the 
> definitive source that defines that software package.
>   
OK. So, what if Linux came with this requirement, and the shell, and the 
C library, and a spreadsheet, etc., so that there were a tremendous 
number of citations required? This would create a hardship. I suppose 
you'd say that your tool is closer to the actual research than Linux or 
the spreadsheet. But if that's the case, won't papers mention and cite 
it anyway?

    Thanks

    Bruce



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