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> I think 8 euro a month is not a huge price to pay. It's a price that readers (people who wish to access scientific articles) have to pay: this is unacceptabl
by a3_nm 9y ago
> I think 8 euro a month is not a huge price to pay.
It's a price that readers (people who wish to access scientific articles) have to pay: this is unacceptable no matter the amount.
> [arXiv] had near death experiences in the meantime
I have never heard about this before, do you have any specific reference?
- TheOtherHobbes 9y agoThe problem is that starting free, promising the world, locking "customers" into your ecosystems, and then forcing them to pay for a service you used to provide for free is bad. It's really, really bad. Potentially suicidally bad. In this case the nominal price is reasonable - but the cost in lost trust and goodwill certainly isn't, and may turn out to be more than a.e can afford to pay.
- grigjd3 9y agoArxiv submitters were sent pleas for funding at least twice during the 2000's. I don't have the emails because I no longer work at the schools that gave me those email accounts.
- lucio 9y agoIt seems that you DON'T have to pay to read the article.