"No, WMF shouldn't morally support Elsevier by having any relation with them."
This was debated extensively last September. The opinion of many, including myself, was that the WMF's primary commitment should be to the encyclopedia and providing editors and readers the resources to improve the encyclopedia, not making a moral stand against Elsevier by withdrawing those resources.
On Sun, Feb 14, 2016 at 5:01 PM, Milos Rancic millosh@gmail.com wrote:
On Sun, Feb 14, 2016 at 10:58 PM, Gerard Meijssen gerard.meijssen@gmail.com wrote:
Anyone can use Sci-Hub. Officially you cannot, legally you should not.
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WMF makes it possible for those who want to use Elsevier.
No problem; anyone can use Sci-Hub. Move on.
Dear Gerard,
You are again ignoring the point intentionally.
No, WMF shouldn't morally support Elsevier by having any relation with them.
Sincerely, Milos
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