4 ms·
ACM is a 501(c)(3) non-profit. It's not like they're profiteering (cough Elsevier). They have to cover costs somehow.
by pxeger1 5y ago
ACM is a 501(c)(3) non-profit. It's not like they're profiteering (cough Elsevier). They have to cover costs somehow.
- majewsky 5y agoIsn't that what membership fees are for? If they came out and said "our entire publication catalog is free, but to cover the costs of hosting we are raising membership prices from 100$ to 105$ a year", I don't think any of their members would mind. Also, if you don't have hosting capacities, just seed the yearly archives out as torrent files. I'm sure there are some nerds out there who will voluntarily build a frontend for that.
- pxeger1 5y agoIf everything was open access, then the memberships would have much less of a value proposition.