3 ms·
Is it really that onerous to do whatever it is you want with your paper, and then just send a copy to the people who gave you your funding? The State of Califo
by slavik81 8y ago
Is it really that onerous to do whatever it is you want with your paper, and then just send a copy to the people who gave you your funding?
The State of California funds a lot of research, and having it all available in one place should make things like archiving much easier.
My lab has all our papers available on our website,
but my supervisor is old. He's not going to live forever. It won't be too long after he goes that the website will go too. The server needs security updates every once in a while. The DNS will expire in ten years. We don't use HTTPS, but if we did, it would expire within a couple years. All easy stuff, but when the only person responsible for doing it has died, it won't get done.
- kodablah 8y agoIf it is "just send a copy" of course it's not that onerous. But you intentionally framed it in the most simple sounding way. I understand the benefit of centralized hubs, I just also understand that governments are rarely good at building them. At the very least it's a concern worth noting instead of pretending everything will be perfect. I'd rather the law just stay with rules and move towards required centralization as needed. For your lab, it sounds like you'd leverage an optional system by choice.