* Re: cost of knowledge
@ 2012-01-30 20:07 Fred E.J. Linton
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From: Fred E.J. Linton @ 2012-01-30 20:07 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Eduardo J. Dubuc, categories
For those whose overly "helpful" mail clients rendered Eduardo's URL
something like the following:
< http : // library.nu / !@#? > ?#@!
(but without spaces separating stuff as here above), let me simply say that
the site Eduardo wished to cite is just: library.nu . End of story :-) .
Cheers, -- Fred
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* Re: cost of knowledge
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@ 2012-01-29 21:46 ` Eduardo J. Dubuc
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From: Eduardo J. Dubuc @ 2012-01-29 21:46 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: "Joyal, André", categories
Please Moderator, let this come across. The subject seems to me
pertinent to all mathematicians, including category theorists.
In private mail I was told there is already a kind of math-megaupload,
the following: <http://library.nu/>. The problem is that to get an
account on should be invited.
e.d.
On 28/01/12 19:27, Joyal, André wrote:
> Dear Eduardo,
>
> Supporting the boycott is probably easier for an established
> mathematician like myself
> than for a young mathematician without a permanent position.
>
> On the other hand, solving this problem is important for the young
> generation,
> since it concerns the scientific life of the future.
>
> I agree that there are other modes of action,
> like putting our papers on the arXiv. I am strongly supporting that.
> But it does not address the problem of our libraries which are forced to
> spend huge sums of money
> to buy knowledges produced by universities, not by publishing houses.
>
> http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/aug/29/academic-publishers-murdoch-socialist
>
> http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2012/jan/16/academic-publishers-enemies-science?CMP=twt_fd
>
> Best,
> André
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