[rvm-research] Contribute back to Jikes RVM!

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Dear Andy &amp; others using Jikes RVM, 
 
It is in your best interest to contribute all your code to Jikes RVM. 
 
YOU WILL BECOME MORE CITED &amp; FAMOUS if you (1) contribute a
research patch or (2) take the time to contribute to the head of Jikes
RVM. 
 
WHY will this happen?&nbsp; 
<ul>
 <li>By making your code available in the head,&nbsp; future researchers
must build on it when they download the latest&nbsp; version.&nbsp; Thus, if they
do something at all related to your work, they will need to cite your
paper, and likely will also read it. ;-)</li>
 <li>If some researcher has an idea based on your work, now they can
quickly implement&nbsp; and publish it.&nbsp; Your work is thus likely to have
much more influence if it is available in code in Jikes RVM because it
reduces the time others need to take to build on your ideas.&nbsp; (Together
with my collaborators, we have an endless stream of examples on this
front.)</li>
 <li>It builds your research reputation as a person/group who produces
verifiable results that contribute to the scientific endeavor as both
ideas and infrastructure, on which others can build. 
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Please contribute all code that results in a publication to Jikes RVM
as at least research patch, and at best, to the head. 
 
Kathryn S McKinley 
Professor of Computer Science 
The University of Texas at Austin, 
 
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