Open science is a research accelerator. - F1000

" Just like scientific problems, modern software can be exceedingly complex, and having access to enough eyeballs has turned out to be stroke of genius for software development. From the perspective of the scientific process, one can think of Linus' Law as a form of informal peer-review where anyone, expert and novice alike, has access to the same primary research record and can contribute by joining the discussion in a great babbling bazaar. The potential benefits to the scientific process is profound, as it not only increases the pace of scientific discoveries but also makes the results more robust, improves reproducibility and disseminates the results faster and wider. The case study Woelfle et al. describes confirms this and shows that Linus' Law also applies in the realm of scientific advancement...."