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>a relatively non-partisan issue. Were it were so. I think you'll find some rather strenuous objections to your moderate proposal, though that's not so much p
by wavefunction 9y ago
>a relatively non-partisan issue.
Were it were so. I think you'll find some rather strenuous objections to your moderate proposal, though that's not so much partisanship as a very loud minority of a minority of the population stridently pursuing their ideology.
- jdavis703 9y agoWhat "strenous" arguments would occur against this?
- jhbadger 9y agoThe for-profit publishing industry (and politicians they donate to) have argued time and again that their business model needs to be defended in order for science to function and that things like open repositories are bad. The (defeated) 2012 Research Works Act would have essentially destroyed the largest repository PubMed Central by eliminating the open access provisions of the NIH Public Access Policy.