Interesting article in wired news. Using Bio-informatics algorithms
for the study of closed source network protocols. (Like reverse
engineering Microsoft file share protocol).
http://www.wired.com/news/infostructure/0,1377,65191,00.html...
"Generating an ordered, hierarchal breakdown of interrelationships from
huge piles of information is a problem that crops up everywhere. I'm
not surprised to see bioinformatics solutions finally being applied to
the rest of our poorly understood, oversized networks."
...
"A lot of the interesting research takes place in expensive journals
and seminars that we can't really get hold of. It's a bit of a
difference from the free exchange you get between coders online," he
said.
Beddoe himself deduced much of the algorithms he used from downloading
PowerPoint slides from biologists' websites.
Gaasterland disagreed with Mason's assessment and said many
bioinformatic papers become freely available six months after
publication. She added that the publication of Beddoe's work might
provide him with more assistance from the bioinformatics community.
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