[Open-access] Well, this is unexpected!

Mon Feb 27 11:26:07 UTC 2012

On 27 February 2012 11:17, cn at cameronneylon.net <cn at cameronneylon.net> wrote:
> To be honest RWA was dead in the water from day one.

How so?  It certainly didn't look that way from my relatively
uninformed position.

> The challenge now is to get a positive momentum behind real change and to get more of the people who have become aware of the issues to become more active. FRPAA is phase one.

Yes.

> Finch report in the UK and then the EU are next key steps.

What is this Finch report?  You've mentioned it a couple of times, but
the only one I've been able to find is something to do with nursing,
and I don't think can be related.  Is it the in-progress report that's
wandering off target?  Are there any web sites about it?  What
can/should be done?

-- Mike.

>
> Cheers
>
> Cameron
>
> On 27 Feb 2012, at 11:04, Ross Mounce <ross.mounce at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>> Let's not rest on our laurels.  FRPAA, here we come!
>>
>> Yes, Elsevier has acceded to one small gesture.
>>
>> but RWA is arguably dead anyway, thus it's a welcome but token move in
>> my opinion.
>> It still does nothing to change my (and others) valid opposition to
>> all the other bad things that Elsevier have done and *are still doing*
>>
>> thus the boycott is still on. We still have many valid demands yet to be met.
>>
>> Roll on FRPAA!
>>
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