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Dutch Academics Declare Research Free-For-All

Posted by samzenpus on from the free-knowledge dept.

houghi writes "The register reports how the Dutch open up their research to the rest of the world. It goes on to tell that commercial scientific publishers such as Elsevier Science are not happy with it. Will other countries and universities follow, or will they stick to the idea that knowledge is a commodity?"

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  1. New Amsterdam by Barryke · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    And New York was named "New Amsterdam" in the early years.

    more at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Amsterdam

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  2. ./ at it again by Shin+Chan · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    knowledge is a commodity?

    Not when it's being Slashdotted, no.

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  3. Porn? Where? by Grendel+Drago · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I'm at work behind a porn-blocking proxy, you insensitive clod!

    Seriously, what is it? I can't get there.

    --grendel drago

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