From fef9a648f82e57910be0865a52dac3c044d3c505 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mike Nolan Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2024 16:30:27 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Add pages for all orgmycology orgs This additional creates organization pages for every organization mentioned in Org Mycology's Scientific Open Source Software Landscape document and organizes them by the sections detailed in the corresponding venn diagram --- .gitignore | 1 + organizations/2i2c.md | 7 +++ .../academic-data-science-alliance.md | 7 +++ organizations/alan-turing-institute.md | 7 +++ ...ociation-for-the-advancement-of-science.md | 7 +++ .../american-astronomical-society.md | 7 +++ organizations/american-chemical-society.md | 7 +++ organizations/american-geophysical-union.md | 7 +++ organizations/american-physical-society.md | 7 +++ .../american-psychological-association.md | 7 +++ .../american-society-for-microbiology.md | 7 +++ organizations/apache-software-foundation.md | 7 +++ .../association-for-computing-machinery.md | 7 +++ 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+1,2 @@ node_modules +_build/ diff --git a/organizations/2i2c.md b/organizations/2i2c.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c913941 --- /dev/null +++ b/organizations/2i2c.md @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +# 2i2c Overview + +- **Website:** [2i2c](https://2i2c.org/) + +## Overview: + +2i2c is a non-profit initiative that seeks to enhance and advocate for interactive computing in scientific research and education. It fosters the creation of open-source infrastructure and user-friendly interfaces to simplify the process of data analysis and visualization for scientific communities. With a mission defined by principles like open source, community-driven development, and accessibility, 2i2c contributes to open source projects and builds technologies that benefit the scientific community and beyond. diff --git a/organizations/academic-data-science-alliance.md b/organizations/academic-data-science-alliance.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7d9479c --- /dev/null +++ b/organizations/academic-data-science-alliance.md @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +# Academic Data Science Alliance Overview + +- **Website:** [Academic Data Science Alliance](https://academicdatascience.org/) + +## Overview: + +The Academic Data Science Alliance (ADSA) is a global organization committed to advancing academic data science by fostering collaboration, promoting innovation, and providing resources and support for educators and researchers. This alliance encourages the application of data science research in academia and supports open visibility in scientific investigation. As per their commitment to scientific open source, ADSA upholds an open model of operation, supporting open source software and encouraging open access publishing. This allows for the sharing of tools, methods, and knowledge across different disciplines, thereby facilitating more widespread and efficient scientific exploration. diff --git a/organizations/alan-turing-institute.md b/organizations/alan-turing-institute.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7c9c444 --- /dev/null +++ b/organizations/alan-turing-institute.md @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +# Alan Turing Institute Overview + +- **Website:** [Alan Turing Institute](https://www.turing.ac.uk/) + +## Overview: + +The Alan Turing Institute is the United Kingdom's national institute for data science and artificial intelligence. Named after Alan Turing, the renowned British mathematician and logician, the institute is dedicated to advancing world-class research in data science and artificial intelligence, and driving their impact on industry, society and education. Through partnerships with several universities and businesses, the institute aims to conduct research that is geared at solving real-world problems. Although the institute's website doesn't specifically mention a focus on scientific open source, their championing of collaborative research and commitment to sharing knowledge suggest an alignment with open source principles. They also host a wide range of events and activities that promote knowledge sharing and collaboration in the scientific community. diff --git a/organizations/american-association-for-the-advancement-of-science.md b/organizations/american-association-for-the-advancement-of-science.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..3486802 --- /dev/null +++ b/organizations/american-association-for-the-advancement-of-science.md @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +# American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Overview + +- **Website:** [American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)](https://www.aaas.org/) + +## Overview: + +The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is one of the world's foremost international non-profit organizations dedicated to advancing science, engineering, and innovation for the benefit of all people. AAAS acts as a voice for science on societal issues, providing a platform for scientific debate and promoting collaboration among scientists. While AAAS does not explicitly dedicate itself to promoting open-source science, it does champion transparency, integrity, and inclusivity in scientific practices. Through its high-impact journals and publications, which are accessible on their website, AAAS ensures that innovative research findings are widely disseminated, a mission that aligns with the open source philosophy of promoting collaborative development and free distribution of intellectual resources. diff --git a/organizations/american-astronomical-society.md b/organizations/american-astronomical-society.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..083a3ee --- /dev/null +++ b/organizations/american-astronomical-society.md @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +# American Astronomical Society Overview + +- **Website:** [American Astronomical Society](https://aas.org/) + +## Overview: + +The American Astronomical Society (AAS) is a leading organization for scientists and enthusiasts dedicated to understanding the universe. They play a vital role in promoting and advancing the field of astronomy and related branches globally. AAS supports open source initiatives and encourages its members to contribute to open-access scientific solutions. Through their website, aas.org, they provide resources and information about their commitment to fostering openness in scientific research and providing avenues for their community to engage in and benefit from such initiatives. They believe that open source software promotes scientific advancement by enabling open collaboration, decentralization, transparency, and reproducibility in research. diff --git a/organizations/american-chemical-society.md b/organizations/american-chemical-society.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..eaf890a --- /dev/null +++ b/organizations/american-chemical-society.md @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +# American Chemical Society Overview + +- **Website:** [American Chemical Society](https://www.acs.org/) + +## Overview: + +The American Chemical Society (ACS) is a scientific society based in the United States that supports scientific research and education in the field of chemistry. Through its numerous publications, ACS provides access to a huge repository of research data and findings. While ACS subscribes to a traditional publication model, some of its journals offer an open access option under ACS AuthorChoice program. According to the ACS website, this program allows authors or their funding institutions to pay a fee to provide free access to their articles immediately upon publication. It encourages the wider dissemination of scientific information, aligning with principles of open source in science. diff --git a/organizations/american-geophysical-union.md b/organizations/american-geophysical-union.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ad29390 --- /dev/null +++ b/organizations/american-geophysical-union.md @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +# American Geophysical Union (AGU) Overview + +- **Website:** [American Geophysical Union (AGU)](https://www.agu.org/) + +## Overview: + +The American Geophysical Union (AGU) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the understanding of Earth and space science for the benefit of humanity. It does this through scholarly dissemination, collaboration, and education. According to their website, AGU supports the use of scientific open-source software and data, as they consider it a crucial resource to accelerate scientific discovery and broaden participation in Earth and space science. They also have policies in place which promote full and open exchange of data, recognizing its importance in replicating and validating scientific results. diff --git a/organizations/american-physical-society.md b/organizations/american-physical-society.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..2606bb8 --- /dev/null +++ b/organizations/american-physical-society.md @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +# American Physical Society (APS) Overview + +- **Website:** [American Physical Society (APS)](https://www.aps.org/) + +## Overview: + +The American Physical Society (APS) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement and diffusion of the knowledge of physics, aiming to benefit humanity. With over 55,000 members globally, APS is one of the world's largest organizations of physicists. While APS is not specifically an open-source organization, they support the open sharing of scientific knowledge and research through their various publications and meetings. They provide authoritative reports, standards, and guidelines, many of which are openly available on their website. In addition, APS encourages practices that increase the reproducibility and transparency of physics research, indirectly promoting the use of open source tools and methodologies. diff --git a/organizations/american-psychological-association.md b/organizations/american-psychological-association.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..af77103 --- /dev/null +++ b/organizations/american-psychological-association.md @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +# American Psychological Association (APA) Overview + +- **Website:** [American Psychological Association (APA)](https://www.apa.org/) + +## Overview: + +The American Psychological Association (APA) is a scientific and professional organization that represents psychology in the United States. It seeks to advance the creation, communication, and application of psychological knowledge to benefit society and improve people's lives. While the APA itself does not create open-source software, it supports the principles of open access to scientific research and data and advocates for psychological researchers' contributions to the open science movement. On their website (https://www.apa.org/), they provide multiple resources about the importance of open practices in psychological research, including guides on pre-registration and data sharing principles. diff --git a/organizations/american-society-for-microbiology.md b/organizations/american-society-for-microbiology.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9844a34 --- /dev/null +++ b/organizations/american-society-for-microbiology.md @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +# American Society for Microbiology Overview + +- **Website:** [American Society for Microbiology](https://asm.org/) + +## Overview: + +The American Society for Microbiology (ASM) is one of the largest professional organizations dedicated to advancing microbiological sciences. Through research, education, and advocacy, ASM supports and enhances microbial science, promoting its critical role in healthcare, environment, and basic research. According to their website, ASM has a commitment to open science, evidenced by their open-access journals and resources that accelerate the advancement of science and its direct application. They support the scientific open source by sharing high-quality research data and findings freely, fostering collaboration and innovation in the scientific community. diff --git a/organizations/apache-software-foundation.md b/organizations/apache-software-foundation.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..58f84e7 --- /dev/null +++ b/organizations/apache-software-foundation.md @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +# Apache Software Foundation Overview + +- **Website:** [Apache Software Foundation](https://www.apache.org/) + +## Overview: + +The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) is a decentralized community of developers focused on creating, stewarding, and incubating a broad range of open source software projects. The foundation's products serve as key resources in many scientific open-source applications. ASF not only promotes open-source methodologies but also provides legal protection to its projects, encouraging scientific community to use and contribute to the open-source projects. As per their official website (https://www.apache.org/), their projects range from enterprise-level servers, developing libraries, desktop-end software, to Big Data and science tools, providing a collaborative software development environment to welcome contributions from scientists across the globe. diff --git a/organizations/association-for-computing-machinery.md b/organizations/association-for-computing-machinery.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..365f3b2 --- /dev/null +++ b/organizations/association-for-computing-machinery.md @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +# Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Overview + +- **Website:** [Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)](https://www.acm.org/) + +## Overview: + +The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) is an international learned society for computing. Its objectives are to advance and promote the science and art of information processing. As documented on their website (https://www.acm.org/), ACM provides the computing field's premier Digital Library and serves its members and the computing profession with leading-edge publications, conferences, and career resources. In relation to scientific open source, ACM promotes and celebrates the use of open source in scientific research and development. They often publish open source-related research and hold conferences on the topic, showing their support for the open source philosophy in the scientific computing community. diff --git a/organizations/astropy.md b/organizations/astropy.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..abc6d46 --- /dev/null +++ b/organizations/astropy.md @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +# Astropy Overview + +- **Website:** [Astropy](https://www.astropy.org/) + +## Overview: + +Astropy is a community-developed Python package dedicated to the processing and analysis of astronomical data. It is also a key player in the scientific open-source community, promoting the use of Python for astronomical research. The project aims to foster an ecosystem of interoperable astronomy packages and actively supports community-driven efforts. As outlined on its website, Astropy not only provides a core package for astronomy-specific computations and data analysis, but also works in coordination with several affiliated packages dedicated to a diverse range of astronomy and astrophysics applications. diff --git a/organizations/bioconductor.md b/organizations/bioconductor.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6825bcc --- /dev/null +++ b/organizations/bioconductor.md @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +# Bioconductor Overview + +- **Website:** [Bioconductor](https://www.bioconductor.org/) + +## Overview: + +Bioconductor is an open source project that provides software for the analysis and comprehension of high-throughput genomic data. It has a large collection of tools for bioinformatics and areas of statistical research. These resources can be freely used to conduct and disseminate scientific research. Its project design and strong user community is based on active participation, with software packages undergoing a standard peer-review process promoting software reliability. Public accessibility of the source code through their website (https://www.bioconductor.org/), promotes transparency and reproducibility of the scientific research. diff --git a/organizations/center-for-scientific-collaboration-and-community-engagement.md b/organizations/center-for-scientific-collaboration-and-community-engagement.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..16503f0 --- /dev/null +++ b/organizations/center-for-scientific-collaboration-and-community-engagement.md @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +# Center for Scientific Collaboration and Community Engagement (CSCCE) Overview + +- **Website:** [Center for Scientific Collaboration and Community Engagement (CSCCE)](https://www.cscce.org/) + +## Overview: + +The Center for Scientific Collaboration and Community Engagement (CSCCE) is a professional organization dedicated to studying and nurturing effective collaboration and community building in scientific research. Using world-class training approaches, the CSCCE helps various members of the scientific community improve their abilities in managing and evaluating scientific collaborations. Although not strictly focused on open source, CSCCE advocates for the principles of transparency, community participation, and collaboration - values that stem from scientific open source ethos - in scientific endeavors. diff --git a/organizations/creative-commons.md b/organizations/creative-commons.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..2722a76 --- /dev/null +++ b/organizations/creative-commons.md @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +# Creative Commons Overview + +- **Website:** [Creative Commons](https://creativecommons.org/) + +## Overview: + +Creative Commons is a nonprofit organization that provides free, flexible copyright licenses to enable creators to legally share their creative work while preserving their rights. They provide a range of licensing options that creators can use to manage their copyright terms in the digital age. Creative Commons licenses are frequently applied in the scientific field, especially for scientific open source projects. These licenses allow scientists to share their research and findings openly, while maintaining control over their work's usage and ensuring proper attributions. This openness promotes collaboration and accelerates scientific advancement by making the research available to all. diff --git a/organizations/ecological-society-of-america.md b/organizations/ecological-society-of-america.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5f1c541 --- /dev/null +++ b/organizations/ecological-society-of-america.md @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +# Ecological Society of America Overview + +- **Website:** [Ecological Society of America](https://www.esa.org/) + +## Overview: + +The Ecological Society of America (ESA) is a professional membership-based organization of ecologists that focuses on promoting the science and study of ecology. While the organization does not directly work with scientific open source, it does further the cause of open scientific dialogue through the publication of a range of journals and bulletins that cover various aspects of ecological research and discovery. They maintain high standards of transparency and credibility, placing emphasis on the dissemination of ecological knowledge through their online platform, as referenced on their website https://www.esa.org/. ESA promotes scientific literacy and encourages innovative ecological research, supporting a collaborative spirit among ecological scientists. diff --git a/organizations/electronic-frontier-foundation.md b/organizations/electronic-frontier-foundation.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0f9d070 --- /dev/null +++ b/organizations/electronic-frontier-foundation.md @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +# Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) Overview + +- **Website:** [Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)](https://www.eff.org/) + +## Overview: + +The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is a leading nonprofit organization advocating for civil liberties and privacy rights within the digital world. As per their website (https://www.eff.org/), they aim to ensure that rights and freedoms are protected as the use of technology grows. While they don't primarily focus on open source science, EFF supports the principles of transparency, collaborative development, and the unrestricted sharing of information that the open source model embodies. They also actively defend digital rights, which indirectly aids open source data and knowledge sharing by preserving internet freedoms and fighting against restrictive copyright and patent laws. EFF believes these principles contribute to the public good, encourage innovation, and promote scientific advancement. diff --git a/organizations/european-space-agency.md b/organizations/european-space-agency.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7d7ca76 --- /dev/null +++ b/organizations/european-space-agency.md @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +# European Space Agency (ESA) Overview + +- **Website:** [European Space Agency (ESA)](https://www.esa.int/) + +## Overview: + +The European Space Agency (ESA) is an international institution dedicated to the exploration of space, with 22 member states. ESA carries out a variety of activities from human spaceflight to the design of unmanned exploration missions to the outer planets. The organization also supports the use of open source software and principles, initiated by their ESA's Open Science Initiative, to enhance the transparency, integrity and accessibility of scientific research. As per their website, they have hosted several events promoting open source, including hosting hackathons, and have dedicated portals where data from their missions are made freely available to the public. diff --git a/organizations/free-software-foundation.md b/organizations/free-software-foundation.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..2aa1ecf --- /dev/null +++ b/organizations/free-software-foundation.md @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +# Free Software Foundation (FSF) Overview + +- **Website:** [Free Software Foundation (FSF)](https://www.fsf.org/) + +## Overview: + +The Free Software Foundation (FSF) is a non-profit organization founded in 1985, dedicated to promoting computer user freedom by defending the rights of software users. It is a guiding light in the free software movement, advocating for the freedom to use, study, copy, modify, and redistribute computer software. While not directly focused on scientific open source, the FSF indirectly supports it through its endorsement of free software, which can be beneficial for scientific use. Its principles align with the goals of scientific open-source in terms of promoting collaboration, transparency, and freedom to use and modify the software. Through their licensing programs, FSF certifies open-source software that guarantees these freedoms. Any scientific open-source software following these licenses would be positively related to FSF's principles. diff --git a/organizations/index.md b/organizations/index.md index 0e455b4..36a6387 100644 --- a/organizations/index.md +++ b/organizations/index.md @@ -42,3 +42,58 @@ Sorted alphabetically. - HELIOS - RDA - **[Outreachy](./outreachy.md)** + +## Organization Mycology Scientific Open Source Software Landscape + +The following section's organizations are referenced from the Org Mycology Scientific Open Source Software Landscape diagram. This data was originally collected via the open source repository which can be found on [GitHub](https://github.com/orgmycology/scienceosslandscape/tree/main). + +### Science Policy +- **[American Chemical Society (ACS)](./american-chemical-society.md)** +- **[American Geophysical Union (AGU)](./american-geophysical-union.md)** +- **[American Psychological Association (APA)](./american-psychological-association.md)** +- **[American Society for Microbiology](./american-society-for-microbiology.md)** +- **[Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)](./association-for-computing-machinery.md)** +- **[Ecological Society of America (ESA)](./ecological-society-of-america.md)** +- **[Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)](./institute-of-electrical-and-electronics-engineers.md)** +- **[American Physical Society (APS)](./american-physical-society.md)** +- **[American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)](./american-association-for-the-advancement-of-science.md)** +- **[European Space Agency (ESA)](./european-space-agency.md)** +- **[Molecular Sciences Software Institute (MolSSI)](./molecular-sciences-software-institute.md)** + +### Scientific Software +- **[Python Software Foundation](./psf.md)** +- **[SciPy](./numfocus.md)** +- **[Matplotlib](./matplotlib.md)** +- **[Astropy](./astropy.md)** +- **[Bioconductor](./bioconductor.md)** +- **[Julia Language](./julia-language.md)** +- **[2i2c](./2i2c.md)** + +### Leadership Education +- **[Academic Data Science Alliance](./academic-data-science-alliance.md)** +- **[UK Software Sustainability Institute](./uk-software-sustainability-institute.md)** +- **[Research Software Engineers (RSE)](./research-software-engineers.md)** + +### Software Education +- **[Open Life Science](./open-life-science.md)** +- **[The Carpentries](./the-carpentries.md)** +- **[NumFOCUS](./numfocus.md)** +- **[pyOpenSci](./pyopensci.md)** +- **[The Turing Way](./the-turing-way.md)** +- **[rOpenSci](./ropensci.md)** + +### Software +- **[NumPy](./numpy.md)** +- **[NumFOCUS](./numfocus.md)** +- **[PyTorch](./pytorch.md)** +- **[Project Jupyter](./project-jupyter.md)** + +### Leadership +- **[OSPO++](./ospoplusplus.md)** +- **[URSSI](./urssi.md)** +- **[Science Gateways Community Institute (SGCI)](./science-gateways-community-institute.md)** +- **[SustainOSS](./sustainoss.md)** + +### Science +- **[NASA](./national-aeronautics-and-space-administration.md)** +- **[Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)](./space-telescope-science-insitute.md)** diff --git a/organizations/institute-of-electrical-and-electronics-engineers.md b/organizations/institute-of-electrical-and-electronics-engineers.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..986a575 --- /dev/null +++ b/organizations/institute-of-electrical-and-electronics-engineers.md @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +# Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Overview + +- **Website:** [Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)](https://www.ieee.org/) + +## Overview: + +Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is a professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for the benefit of humanity. As per its website (https://www.ieee.org/), it is a global community and the trusted voice for engineering, computing, and technology information around the globe. Open source plays a significant role in the IEEE's mission, as they encourage the development and sharing of scientific and technological advancements through open source platforms. The organization supports open access to research, believing this will lead to faster innovation, inclusiveness and retrospective preservation of scientific knowledge. diff --git a/organizations/internet-society.md b/organizations/internet-society.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f904cc0 --- /dev/null +++ b/organizations/internet-society.md @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +# Internet Society (ISOC) Overview + +- **Website:** [Internet Society (ISOC)](https://www.internetsociety.org/) + +## Overview: + +The Internet Society (ISOC) is a global organization committed to ensuring the open development, evolution, and use of the internet for the benefit of all people. While ISOC doesn't directly work with scientific open source, it promotes general open standards and policies because of its belief in the internet being a tool for everyone. It encourages the use of open source to ensure the internet remains an accessible global resource. Their work strengthens the foundation for open source to thrive by advocating for user rights, transparency, and global collaboration, as referred to in their website. diff --git a/organizations/japan-aerospace-exploration-agency.md b/organizations/japan-aerospace-exploration-agency.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..dc5c343 --- /dev/null +++ b/organizations/japan-aerospace-exploration-agency.md @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +# Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Overview + +- **Website:** [Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)](https://www.jaxa.jp/) + +## Overview: + +The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is Japan's national aerospace agency that conducts comprehensive research and development in space and aerospace fields. JAXA works on various projects related to space technology, satellite deployment, and international space exploration. JAXA contributes to open source science by making its research and findings accessible to the public. They achieve this through their website and digital platforms where they share data, research findings, technology updates, and future plans. This empowers the global scientific community to engage with, contribute to, and benefit from their work in advancing space and scientific knowledge. diff --git a/organizations/julia-language.md b/organizations/julia-language.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..76d50e7 --- /dev/null +++ b/organizations/julia-language.md @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +# Julia Language Overview + +- **Website:** [Julia Language](https://julialang.org/) + +## Overview: + +Julia Language is a high-level, high-performance programming language designed for technical computing, with syntax that is familiar to users of other technical computing environments. This language is perfect for numerical computing as it involves a powerful shell for managing other processes. Julia Language plays a significant role in scientific open source arena, as the language itself is explicitly designed to be open, encouraging contributions and collaborations in the form of packages. As an open source language, Julia comes with an extensive range of community-provided packages as well, facilitating its usage in different scientific domains. According to their website, Julia features optional typing, multiple dispatch, and good performance, achieved using type inference and just-in-time compilation, implemented using LLVM. It is also capable of distributing parallel computations across cloud-based infrastructures or locally to multiple cores. diff --git a/organizations/linux-foundation.md b/organizations/linux-foundation.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5b5062f --- /dev/null +++ b/organizations/linux-foundation.md @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +# Linux Foundation Overview + +- **Website:** [Linux Foundation](https://www.linuxfoundation.org/) + +## Overview: + +The Linux Foundation is a nonprofit consortium dedicated to fostering the growth of Linux, an open-source operating system. They aim to standardize Linux and promote its development by providing legal and technical support. Within the scientific open-source community, Linux Foundation fosters innovation by supporting open source projects and providing resources for collaborative development. They partner with communities and companies to build sustainable ecosystems around open source projects. Through The Linux Foundation's various initiatives and training programs, open source projects can find the necessary financial and technical resources to be successful. diff --git a/organizations/matplotlib.md b/organizations/matplotlib.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4183296 --- /dev/null +++ b/organizations/matplotlib.md @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +# Matplotlib Overview + +- **Website:** [Matplotlib](https://matplotlib.org/) + +## Overview: + +Matplotlib is a comprehensive library for creating static, animated, and interactive visualizations in Python. It's an essential tool typically used in the scientific and data analysis fields, where visual representation of data plays a crucial role. As an open-source project, Matplotlib is freely available and developed collaboratively by a diverse community of developers around the world. The project's official website, https://matplotlib.org/, offers extensive documentation, examples and community-contributed galleries to guide users in its implementation. Thus, Matplotlib embodies the open-source philosophy prevalent in the scientific community, which promotes the sharing and collaborative improvement of useful tools. diff --git a/organizations/molecular-sciences-software-institute.md b/organizations/molecular-sciences-software-institute.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9ec82e1 --- /dev/null +++ b/organizations/molecular-sciences-software-institute.md @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +# Molecular Sciences Software Institute (MolSSI) Overview + +- **Website:** [Molecular Sciences Software Institute (MolSSI)](https://molssi.org/) + +## Overview: + +The Molecular Sciences Software Institute (MolSSI) is an established organization that strives to provide resources, infrastructure, and training to advance computational molecular sciences. According to its website, MolSSI is heavily invested in promoting open-source software for scientific computing. Their mission includes the development of open-source software packages, fostering a community around open science, and providing educational materials about open-source software. Thus, MolSSI plays a crucial role in advancing scientific open-source software, making computational molecular science more accessible and efficient. diff --git a/organizations/mozilla-foundation.md b/organizations/mozilla-foundation.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..246d996 --- /dev/null +++ b/organizations/mozilla-foundation.md @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +# Mozilla Foundation Overview + +- **Website:** [Mozilla Foundation](https://foundation.mozilla.org/) + +## Overview: + +The Mozilla Foundation is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to fostering a healthy and accessible internet. They are the parent organization for the open source software community, Mozilla, most known for developing the Firefox web browser. While the Foundation's focus is not solely on scientific open source, their broader aim includes promoting transparency, innovation, and opportunity on the Internet, tenets that align closely with the principles of open source science. They support open source projects and community efforts, promoting collaboration and sharing. For more information, visit their website at https://foundation.mozilla.org/. diff --git a/organizations/national-aeronautics-and-space-administration.md b/organizations/national-aeronautics-and-space-administration.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d47baeb --- /dev/null +++ b/organizations/national-aeronautics-and-space-administration.md @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +# National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Overview + +- **Website:** [National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)](https://www.nasa.gov/) + +## Overview: + +The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is the U.S. government agency primarily responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA has a significant relationship with the scientific open source community as it frequently releases open-source software tools to the public, facilitating transparency and engagement with its research. Various open source projects, data, and software are available on the NASA website (https://www.nasa.gov/), showcasing the agency’s commitment to free and open source software, and its active role in contributing to advancing scientific research and technological innovation. diff --git a/organizations/numfocus.md b/organizations/numfocus.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0ffe7f7 --- /dev/null +++ b/organizations/numfocus.md @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +# NumFOCUS Overview + +- **Website:** [NumFOCUS](https://numfocus.org/) + +## Overview: + +NumFOCUS is a non-profit organization that supports and promotes open source scientific computing projects and software. They provide resources, funding, and infrastructure to various projects to ensure that they stay accessible, sustainable, and impactful. Listed among their supported projects are prominent open-source data science tools like numpy, pandas, and Jupyter. NumFOCUS's website contains more information on their current projects, upcoming events, and ways to contribute and support their mission. diff --git a/organizations/numpy.md b/organizations/numpy.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..aea42ac --- /dev/null +++ b/organizations/numpy.md @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +# NumPy Overview + +- **Website:** [NumPy](https://numpy.org/) + +## Overview: + +NumPy is a fundamental package for scientific computing in Python. It provides powerful data structures, implementing multi-dimensional arrays and matrices. These data structures are designed for mathematical operations that are fundamental in a wide range of scientific fields. Being open-source, it permits users to inspect, modify, and distribute the software. NumPy is available for everyone due to its open-source nature, as evident on their website, https://numpy.org/. There, users can access documentation, user guides, and resources to help learn to use this indispensable tool for scientific computing. diff --git a/organizations/open-knowledge-foundation.md b/organizations/open-knowledge-foundation.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e0f1557 --- /dev/null +++ b/organizations/open-knowledge-foundation.md @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +# Open Knowledge Foundation Overview + +- **Website:** [Open Knowledge Foundation](https://okfn.org/) + +## Overview: + +The Open Knowledge Foundation (OKF) is a global, non-profit network that creates and promotes tools and projects to foster openness and transparency, including in the field of science. Their work plays a crucial role in supporting scientific open source, as they encourage the unrestricted sharing of research data, publications, and educational resources. Through initiatives like their Open Science Project, they aim to democratize access to scientific knowledge and facilitate extensive collaboration across borders. More information about their work can be found on their official website, https://okfn.org/. diff --git a/organizations/open-life-science.md b/organizations/open-life-science.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..bb0a555 --- /dev/null +++ b/organizations/open-life-science.md @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +# Open Life Science Overview + +- **Website:** [Open Life Science](https://openlifesci.org/) + +## Overview: + +Open Life Science is a 16-week mentoring program that empowers early stage researchers and potential research software engineers to become ambassadors for open science. Using an open source approach, this program focuses on upskilling individuals in open research practices and tool skills that are essential in today's scientific research. Through the promotion of transparency, replicability and inclusivity, Open Life Science helps in advancing the open source culture within the scientific research community. Their website, https://openlifesci.org/, provides further details in terms of their approach, activities, and trainings, as well as success stories of previous participants of the program. diff --git a/organizations/openai.md b/organizations/openai.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d5df87d --- /dev/null +++ b/organizations/openai.md @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +# OpenAI Overview + +- **Website:** [OpenAI](https://openai.com/) + +## Overview: + +OpenAI is an artificial intelligence research lab focusing on ensuring that AGI (Artificial General Intelligence) benefits all of humanity. It is comprised of both for-profit and non-profit branches dedicated to creating AI technologies safely and ensuring those technologies are used for the benefit of everyone. As for scientific open source, OpenAI has a commitment to providing public goods, which includes publishing its AI research. While they anticipate safety and security concerns will reduce traditional publishing in the future, the importance of sharing safety, policy, and standards research will continue. In fact, many significant contributions from OpenAI are broadly accessible in open-source projects. diff --git a/organizations/ospo.md b/organizations/ospo.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a8311ea --- /dev/null +++ b/organizations/ospo.md @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +# OSPO++ Overview + +- **Website:** [OSPO++](https://ospoplusplus.com/) + +## Overview: + +OSPO++ is an international network and community focused on advancing the establishment of Open Source Program Offices (OSPOs) in scientific and research environments. OSPOs are dedicated entities within organizations that govern and manage their use, release, and contribution to open source software. Through their activities, OSPO++ aims to promote open science, sharing knowledge, and fostering collaboration among research institutions. Their website provides resources and opportunities for individuals and entities looking to establish or enhance their own OSPO, thereby aiding in the greater incorporation of open source principles in the scientific community. diff --git a/organizations/project-jupyter.md b/organizations/project-jupyter.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a77fa77 --- /dev/null +++ b/organizations/project-jupyter.md @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +# Project Jupyter Overview + +- **Website:** [Project Jupyter](https://jupyter.org/) + +## Overview: + +Project Jupyter is an open-source project that provides an environment for interactive computing. It was born out of the IPython Project in 2014 and supports several programming languages for scientific computing and data science. It is designed to enable sharing of research, teaching, learning, and scientific collaborations. The project develops and supports Jupyter Notebooks, JupyterHub, and JupyterLab, all of which are open-source and can be used for a variety of data science and scientific computing applications. As outlined on their website, Jupyter's mission is to create open standards for reproducible science and interactive computing across different programming languages. diff --git a/organizations/pyopensci.md b/organizations/pyopensci.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7d1dac1 --- /dev/null +++ b/organizations/pyopensci.md @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +# pyOpenSci Overview + +- **Website:** [pyOpenSci](https://www.pyopensci.org/) + +## Overview: + +PyOpenSci is a community-driven organization which encourages the development of open-source Python packages intended to be used in scientific research. The organization, inspired by rOpenSci, focuses on promoting reproducible science by fostering the development and use of software tools that make science more open and accessible. According to their website, pyOpenSci also has a peer-review system for packages to ensure quality and sustainability. This process aligns with their mission to promote best practices in scientific software development. diff --git a/organizations/pytorch.md b/organizations/pytorch.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..447deca --- /dev/null +++ b/organizations/pytorch.md @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +# PyTorch Overview + +- **Website:** [PyTorch](https://pytorch.org/) + +## Overview: + +PyTorch is an open-source machine learning library for Python, primarily developed by Facebook's artificial intelligence research group. It is designed to provide flexibility and speed while working with deep learning algorithms. On their official website, https://pytorch.org/, they provide detailed information including tutorials, research papers, and community resources for users to work with PyTorch more efficiently. With its deep integration into Python, PyTorch's robust ecosystem of tools and libraries, and its extensive developer and researcher community makes it a significant contributor to the scientific open source community. diff --git a/organizations/research-software-alliance.md b/organizations/research-software-alliance.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d7243f6 --- /dev/null +++ b/organizations/research-software-alliance.md @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +# Research Software Alliance (ReSA) Overview + +- **Website:** [Research Software Alliance (ReSA)](https://www.researchsoft.org/) + +## Overview: + +The Research Software Alliance (ReSA) is an international organization that brings together key stakeholders to improve research software. It seeks to enhance collaboration among research communities, funding agencies, academia, libraries, and software developers in order to promote software-based research and its recognition. As a strong advocate of open research principles, ReSA encourages the development and use of open source software, which demonstrates its commitment to transparency, collaboration, and reproducibility in scientific research. The organization provides resources and support to facilitate the implementation of better practices in the creation, use, and maintenance of open-source research software. diff --git a/organizations/research-software-engineers.md b/organizations/research-software-engineers.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c17bbd1 --- /dev/null +++ b/organizations/research-software-engineers.md @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +# Research Software Engineers (RSE) Overview + +- **Website:** [Research Software Engineers (RSE)](https://researchsoftware.org/) + +## Overview: + +Research Software Engineers (RSE) are professionals who combine an understanding of both research and software development. They play a critical role in developing and maintaining research software, contributing to the efficiency and reproducibility of scientific research. According to their website, they work to improve the quality of research software and also promote the recognition of software development as a fundamental activity in research. RSEs are significantly involved in the scientific open source community, contributing to and leveraging open source solutions for the advancement of research methodologies. They actively advocate for the recognition and adoption of open source software in research, due its capacity to enhance reproducibility, transparency, and collaboration in the research process. diff --git a/organizations/ropensci.md b/organizations/ropensci.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7a8808c --- /dev/null +++ b/organizations/ropensci.md @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +# rOpenSci Overview + +- **Website:** [rOpenSci](https://ropensci.org/) + +## Overview: + +rOpenSci is a community-supported project aimed at promoting reproducibility in scientific research by developing open source tools. It focuses on creating software in R, a programming language widely used in statistical computing and graphic design. Through their website, rOpenSci offer a wide variety of packages and tools, designed to enhance the use of science and data in R, thereby supporting the broader concept of open science. The project fosters a collaborative environment where users and developers can contribute to the enhancement and creation of new software. diff --git a/organizations/science-gateways-community-institute.md b/organizations/science-gateways-community-institute.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..3b21240 --- /dev/null +++ b/organizations/science-gateways-community-institute.md @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +# Science Gateways Community Institute (SGCI) Overview + +- **Website:** [Science Gateways Community Institute (SGCI)](https://sciencegateways.org/) + +## Overview: + +The Science Gateways Community Institute (SGCI) is a collective organization providing resources, services, experts, and ideas for creating and sustaining science gateways. These gateways are online interfaces that give researchers, educators, and students easy access to specialized, shared resources that are specific to a particular science or engineering discipline. Through their focus on open-source software, SGCI ensures that these resources are freely available, contributing to an open science environment. Their effort in maintaining and developing scientific open source is evident from the range of services they provide, such as software development, usability consultation, and business planning – all intended to improve the access and quality of cutting-edge scientific research. diff --git a/organizations/scipy.md b/organizations/scipy.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8441c0b --- /dev/null +++ b/organizations/scipy.md @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +# SciPy Overview + +- **Website:** [SciPy](https://scipy.org/) + +## Overview: + +SciPy is a free and open-source Python library that is used extensively in scientific and technical computing. It provides many efficient and user-friendly interfaces for tasks such as numerical integration, interpolation, optimization, linear algebra, and more. The library is built to work with NumPy arrays, and is part of the NumPy stack which includes tools like Matplotlib, pandas and sympy. The comprehensive collection of mathematical algorithms and convenience functions provided by SciPy makes it a powerful resource for scientific computing and is adopted widely in academic and commercial sectors. It promotes the use of open source software in the field of science. diff --git a/organizations/software-freedom-conservancy.md b/organizations/software-freedom-conservancy.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..3a7ba52 --- /dev/null +++ b/organizations/software-freedom-conservancy.md @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +# Software Freedom Conservancy Overview + +- **Website:** [Software Freedom Conservancy](https://sfconservancy.org/) + +## Overview: + +Software Freedom Conservancy is a not-for-profit organization that promotes, improves, and defends software freedom, particularly free and open-source software (FOSS). They support over forty member projects, providing them with a non-profit infrastructure, so these projects can focus on software development. In relation to scientific open source, they act as a fiscal sponsor for many open-source projects utilized by the scientific community. They help to assure that these software tools remain freely available and that its source code stays openly accessible for researchers, contributing to transparency and reproducibility in the scientific process. They safeguard the interests of free software project communities, ensuring they have necessary resources and fulfill legal requirements. diff --git a/organizations/space-telescope-science-insitute.md b/organizations/space-telescope-science-insitute.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..bcf9c80 --- /dev/null +++ b/organizations/space-telescope-science-insitute.md @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +# Space Telescope Science Insitute (STScI) Overview + +- **Website:** [Space Telescope Science Insitute (STScI)](https://www.stsci.edu/) + +## Overview: + +The Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) is a premier astronomical research center that carries out various space-based missions. One of the key missions includes running the science program for the Hubble Space Telescope and the forthcoming James Webb Space Telescope. As part of its commitment to promoting astronomy, STScI is devoted to fostering open-source science. They manage and provide open access to data from NASA's Hubble, Webb, and Roman space telescopes, and develop open source software tools to process and analyze these data. These free resources, available on their website, enable scientists around the globe to make new discoveries and build upon the foundational work of others. diff --git a/organizations/stan.md b/organizations/stan.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c1284d0 --- /dev/null +++ b/organizations/stan.md @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +# Stan Overview + +- **Website:** [Stan](https://mc-stan.org/) + +## Overview: + +Stan is a sophisticated and interactive statistical modeling language that supports the entire data analysis workflow. It is an open-source software providing a unified interface for full Bayesian statistical inference with a vast range of user-specified probabilistic models. Creating durable, accurate and general models while also being flexible has made Stan a valuable tool for the global scientific community. It promotes a collaborative research and development environment, and its website, https://mc-stan.org/, provides in depth information about their resources, meetings, case studies, team members, and serves as a hub for Stan users. diff --git a/organizations/sustainoss.md b/organizations/sustainoss.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..096251b --- /dev/null +++ b/organizations/sustainoss.md @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +# SustainOSS Overview + +- **Website:** [SustainOSS](https://sustainoss.org/) + +## Overview: + +SustainOSS is an initiative that aims to improve the sustainability of open source projects, software that's crucial for various industries including scientific research. The organization, through its activities and events, encourages collaboration, discussion, and shared learning among contributors to open source projects. It brings together different stakeholders, such as developers, users, researchers and funders, to explore how to ensure the long-term viability of these projects. Their website, https://sustainoss.org/, serves as a platform to access resources and information on ongoing projects, upcoming events, and ways to participate in their initiatives related to scientific open source. diff --git a/organizations/the-carpentries.md b/organizations/the-carpentries.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..301f870 --- /dev/null +++ b/organizations/the-carpentries.md @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +# The Carpentries Overview + +- **Website:** [The Carpentries](https://carpentries.org/) + +## Overview: + +The Carpentries is an organization committed to teaching foundational computational and data science skills to researchers. Through their programs including Software Carpentry, Data Carpentry, and Library Carpentry, they empower researchers with open source tools to aid scientific research. The organization offers workshops globally to teach these necessary skills to make research more open and reproducible. Thus, The Carpentries holds a strong relation with scientific open source as they advocate and instruct on its proficiency. diff --git a/organizations/the-turing-way.md b/organizations/the-turing-way.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..630020c --- /dev/null +++ b/organizations/the-turing-way.md @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +# The Turing Way Overview + +- **Website:** [The Turing Way](https://the-turing-way.netlify.app/) + +## Overview: + +The Turing Way is an open source project that focuses on providing a roadmap and best practices for scientific research. Through a community-driven approach, it helps researchers and data scientists make their work more reproducible, ethical, and inclusive. The open source nature of the project means that anyone can contribute to the content, leading to a diverse and comprehensive resource. The Turing Way website contains a handbook, case studies, resources, and community guidelines, all of which are regularly updated as part of the project’s ongoing commitment to promote responsible data science. This makes it an indispensable tool for communities that value open science. diff --git a/organizations/uk-software-sustainability-institute.md b/organizations/uk-software-sustainability-institute.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6206b49 --- /dev/null +++ b/organizations/uk-software-sustainability-institute.md @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +# UK Software Sustainability Institute Overview + +- **Website:** [UK Software Sustainability Institute](https://www.software.ac.uk/) + +## Overview: + +The UK Software Sustainability Institute (SSI) is an organization dedicated to cultivating better, more reliable research software in order to aid researchers in their various scientific studies and endeavors. This work directly relates to scientific open source, as the SSI supports and promotes open source concepts, namely the community-led development, and free usage and distribution of software. The SSI champions the use of scientific open-source software, advocating for its wide acceptance and proper integration into mainstream research, as per the information available on their website. diff --git a/organizations/us-research-software-sustainability-institute.md b/organizations/us-research-software-sustainability-institute.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0f3ee74 --- /dev/null +++ b/organizations/us-research-software-sustainability-institute.md @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +# US Research Software Sustainability Institute (URSSI) Overview + +- **Website:** [US Research Software Sustainability Institute (URSSI)](https://urssi.us/) + +## Overview: + +The US Research Software Sustainability Institute (URSSI) is an organization dedicated to the development, advancement, and maintenance of research software. They aim to improve the overall quality and sustainability of research software, which plays an integral role in the scientific process. Based on their work, they are known to have a deep relationship with scientific open source, using open source policies, practices, and tools to better the scientific software ecosystem and promote transparent, reproducible research. Their activities, as shown on their website, include offering educational training, conducting workshops, advocating for better software practices, and providing a platform for community interaction.