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Yes. I agree. The authors have had the solution in front of them from the beginning. They've been free to send out free copies from the time they finish. But
by fredbo22 8y ago
Yes. I agree.
The authors have had the solution in front of them from the beginning. They've been free to send out free copies from the time they finish.
But if they want the advantages that come from journals, well, someone is going to need to pay for them.
- asdff 8y agoIf you email any author I guarantee they will send you a PDF of the paper.
- wolfgke 8y ago> If you email any author I guarantee they will send you a PDF of the paper. So let us create a website that for a given paywalled URL automatically emails the authors for a PDF. ;-)
- pessimizer 8y agoI'm pretty sure someone actually did that. Google around for it.
- panic 8y agoNot all authors will respond to email promptly. And many have retired or even died -- there are decades-old papers still behind paywalls.