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CERN launches its Open Source Program Office to help you with the release of your software and hardware designs
Accurate modelling of viral infection rates in indoor settings has been presented in detail in a peer-reviewed paper co-authored by CERN experts
At the end of 2021, the three-year MALT project, working to rationalise the provision of software licences at CERN, ended
The new collection of 200 additional software packages make most ATLAS software open and reinforces ATLAS’s commitment to open science
The KiCad software is more efficient than ever thanks to CERN’s contribution
CERN and a Finnish high-tech company will develop a tool to assess the effectiveness and reliability of a complex system such as the LHC
A new Study Group aims to bring CERN people together to share knowledge about programming and collaborate on open-research projects
Ensuring scientific software stays citable and sustainable
