You missed one of the key points: > Despite a petition signed by many ASA members, and a resolution from its own Committee on Publications “to express oppositi

You missed one of the key points: > Despite a petition signed by many ASA members, and a resolution from its own Committee on Publications “to express opposition to the decision by the ASA to sign the December 18, 2019 letter” — which the ASA leadership never even publicly acknowledged — ASA has not uttered a word to alter its anachronistic and unpopular position. This isn't a "centralized vs. open", it's "rent extracting journals vs. scientists"