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I don't think there's any evidence of that, it's just supposition based on them being unable to locate them.
by ang_cire 2y ago
I don't think there's any evidence of that, it's just supposition based on them being unable to locate them.
- ssl-3 2y agoIs there a difference betwixt treating supposition as implicit fact and deliberate misinformation?
- sudoshred 2y agoIntent is easier to falsify than impact, generally.
- reisse 2y agoThere is a lot of evidence that it was originally made by someone Russian-speaking, starting from the fact that initial LibGen collection was some Russian and English literature taken from a Russian torrent-tracker. However I'm sure there was "no strategic point of view" whatsoever, just a pet project by some kind-hearted people. You can read some other research here - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.12657/26038/11339.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.12657/2603.... (And I also have some very brief "scene" knowledge from circa 2010-2012, which confirms the fact, but you'll have to trust my word for it.)