Re: [emacs-devel] some emacs history

[Lennart Borgman]

On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 7:57 PM, Nelson H. F. Beebe <address@hidden> wrote:
> Lennart Borgman <address@hidden> writes:
>
>>> This is a big problem with doi. It may point to hidden resources and
>>> in fact be totally useless for those who does not have access.
>
> I don't view that as a problem peculiar to DOIs; it also applies to
> URLs, as well as non-electronic services, such as private clubs.
> Somethings in life are free, but most are not.


It would not be a problem of DOIs if they were used to point to
scientific reports.(I am very doubtful if anything that is not
available for free should be used as references in scientific works,
even more since abstracts can be very misleading. But I guess this is
not the best place to discuss this ;-)