John Regehr3d ago
this paper came up in my feed but it's not me who's an author 
Show threadRob Ricci3d ago
@regehr just steal all the cred from your son, he doesn't count for csrankings
Show threadRob Ricci3d ago
@regehr it is bullshit that this is legit the kind of thing csrankings incentivizes
Show threadAndrew McNutt3d ago
@ricci @regehr I've never quite understood why no one's overthrown csrankings. like is it the name that's keeping it dominant? or that people agree with the incentive structure it offers? or????
Show threadRob Ricci2d ago

@mcnuttandrew @regehr well for one thing you'd have to start from scratch because it uses a no-derivatives license

https://github.com/emeryberger/CSrankings/blob/gh-pages/COPYING

CSrankings/COPYING at gh-pages · emeryberger/CSrankings

A web app for ranking computer science departments according to their research output in selective venues, and for finding active faculty across a wide range of areas. - emeryberger/CSrankings

GitHub
Show threadAndrew McNutt
@ricci @regehr no derivatives license is a shocker / maybe not a shocker
Apr 4 at 5:33amWeb
Show threadRob Ricci2d ago
@mcnuttandrew @regehr well, I think it's intended to prevent people from just making shit that puts themselves on top, so, fair