I watched this remotely, good stuff. Everyone seemed to be in basic agreement on the issues.
On Sun, Feb 14, 2016 at 4:27 PM, Pete Forsyth <petefors...@gmail.com> wrote: > Please see the video archive and blog posts from our panel discussion about > the Wikipedia Library and its engagement with Elsevier and various > proprietary sources of information: > http://wikistrategies.net/oa-wikipedia-panel/ > > On the panel were Jake Orlowitz of the Wikipedia library, and several Open > Access publishing advocates. > > -Pete > [[User:Peteforsyth]] > (I convened and moderated the panel) > > On Sun, Feb 14, 2016 at 1:13 PM, Robert Fernandez <wikigamal...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > The Wikimedia Library distributes donated accounts from Elsevier to > > Wikipedia editors. This was the subject of some debate last September. > > (Here's my take on that debate: > > > > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2015-09-16/Editorial > > ). > > I cannot speak for them, but I do not believe they have any plans to > > abandon this arrangement. > > > > On Sun, Feb 14, 2016 at 3:52 PM, Milos Rancic <mill...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > On Sun, Feb 14, 2016 at 9:49 PM, Andrea Zanni < > zanni.andre...@gmail.com> > > > wrote: > > > > As much as I'd **love** to see that, > > > > I think it would be a very bold step from the WMF, > > > > supporting a heroic BUT illegal operation as Sci-Hub, against a > > > despicable > > > > BUT legal operation like Elsevier. > > > > If the WMF does want to be bold, this is a great battle to fight. > > > > > > There is nothing risky in: (1) dropping all connections with Elsevier > > > and (2) expressing moral support to Sci-Hub, LibGen and similar > > > projects. > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Milos > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
