Dutch Academics Declare Research Free-For-All

A user 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?"

DAREnet

[ZeroExistenZ]

Seems like they [darenet.nl] should've thought twice taking the dare with /. (already down)

Re:Shows what I know...

[lazy_arabica]

There is only one thing worse than capitalism

Yes: Commies. :P

The Dutch sure are funny

[Anonymous Coward]

Research wants to be free, but Mp3 players want to be levied.

Re:DAREnet

[Kinky Bass Junk]

Still up my end...

Woah, that sounds wrong.

Re:Salute the Dutch

[sosume]

and I'll be ready waiting for them at the beach to defend my country! Too bad guns are outlawed.

There's 2 things I can't stand in this world:

[StormyWeather]

People who are intollerant of other peoples' cultures, and the Dutch.
A.Powers

Re:Shows what I know...

[Pantero Blanco]

And grammar Nazis, and hypocrites!

Speaking of which, you misspelled "zealots".

They own everything these days

[Anonymous Coward]

More recently, those pesky Dutch have also staked a claim to substantial parts of the universe with the discovery and naming of such features as Kuiper belts and Oort clouds.

Re:knowledge is power

[Y2]

and who, pray tell, is going to pay to fund the process of collecting papers, sending them off to the correct people to review, collecting those reviews, deciding whether or not the paper should be accepted, and editing the paper?

Imagine something akin to /., but involving smart people.