[ale] IEEE... Sort of maybe off topic but... Not really...

[Ron Frazier]

I only looked briefly at the article, but it sounds pretty disgusting 
that IEEE should refuse to publish public domain papers.  I used to be a 
member of IEEE, but never published with them.  I don't understand all 
the legal odds and ends.  However, as a consumer and amateur researcher, 
I've long felt that the public needs more access to academic papers and 
such.  I can't tell you how many times I've been doing research on a 
topic of interest, like alternate energy, and have come across some 
great paper on the topic, only to find it's in an academic database and 
they want $40 - $100 for it.  Usually, it's not worth the price to me 
and I just go elsewhere.  I think more "open source" academic papers 
would be great.

And another thing, our tax dollars fund research at our national labs, 
right?  So, if they've come up with a great way to harness some energy 
source (just for example), and I want to use the technology in a 
business, why do they (the national lab) have a patent on it and why do 
I have to pay a license fee to use what my tax dollars already funded?

Sincerely,

Ron

On 9/30/2011 9:04 PM, Michael H. Warfield wrote:
> Ok...
>
> A LOT of you on this list know me an many of those know my option of Dan
> Berstein.  To say we're not generally on the same page would send out
> howls of laughter in some quarters and shivers of fear in others.
>
> All that being said...  If what he is accusing the IEEE of is even
> remotely true, we should sit up and take notice.  If you are an IEEE
> member of Computer Society member, you may wish to let them know just
> how you feel about this.
>
> http://cr.yp.to/writing/ieee.html
>
> I take what ever Dan says with a really big grain of salt but this
> time...  I just don't know.  I may have to agree with him...
>
> Regards,
> Mike
>    
>
>
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