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    Johan Linåker

    Johan Linåker

    Senior Researcher at RISE Research Institutes of Sweden and Adjunct Assistant Professor at Lund University

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    Open Source in Open Science and the role of Academic Open Source Program Offices (OSPOs)

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    Updated: January 30, 2025

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