From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Thomas S. Dye" Subject: Re: Elsevier's "Executable Paper Grand Challenge" Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2010 11:02:01 -1000 Message-ID: <888663EA-87CD-4C65-ACFB-70268B369E1B@tsdye.com> References: <87fwu9edcw.fsf@ucl.ac.uk> <87lj41pepi.fsf_-_@wolfram.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v936) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=52574 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1PQ4fo-0007hU-Ci for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 07 Dec 2010 16:02:10 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PQ4fl-0007Tl-Fu for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 07 Dec 2010 16:02:07 -0500 Received: from cpoproxy2-pub.bluehost.com ([67.222.39.38]:58903) by eggs.gnu.org with smtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PQ4fl-0007TN-8k for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 07 Dec 2010 16:02:05 -0500 In-Reply-To: <87lj41pepi.fsf_-_@wolfram.com> List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Bill White Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Aloha Bill, On Dec 7, 2010, at 9:26 AM, Bill White wrote: > In light of recent paper by Davison, Dominik, Dye and Schulte, this > sounds like something org-mode could address: > http://www.executablepapers.com > > There is a USD 10000 first-place award. > > Executable Paper Grand Challenge is a contest created to improve the > way scientific information is communicated and used. > > It asks: > > How can we develop a model for executable files that is compatible > with the user=92s operating system and architecture and adaptable to > future systems? > > How do we manage very large file sizes? > > How do we validate data and code, and decrease the reviewer=92s > workload? > > How to support registering and tracking of actions taken on the > =91executable paper?=92 > > The purpose of the Executable Paper Challenge is to invite =20 > scientists > to put forth their ideas pertaining to these pressing and unsolved > questions. > > See http://www.executablepapers.com for more information, deadlines, =20= > etc. > > Cheers - I come up with the same answer to all four questions --- Org-mode! All the best, Tom=