[Foundation-l] Remarks on Wikimedia's fundraiser

[Andreas Kolbe]

-- On Wed, 9/3/11, SlimVirgin <slimvirgin at gmail.com> wrote:

> The nearest university to me will give access to databases
> for $150 a
> year, but they make non-students and staff travel to the
> university
> itself to do it; no logging in from home, and that turns
> into a
> serious hassle over time (travelling there, very high
> parking fees,
> not being able to browse at leisure).

These are my feelings too. It's just not practical. By the time I've spent 
three-quarters of an hour in traffic (each way) and have paid $15 or more 
for 3 hours' parking, I'm better off shelling out $20 to buy an article 
online, where I can take time to digest it, make myself a free coffee, and 
do the work without worrying about my parking meter, or closing time.

Andreas