[FC-discuss] Free Thesis Project Released Today

[Gavin Baker]

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>     FreeCulture works to promote Open Access,
>     how is using a repository hosted on a library server and offering the
>     students a free and easy way to net their work not an admirable goal?
> 
> 
> Because it precludes their self-organization in attempting that goal.

Er, didn't you just say:

> Unless I'm completely confused,
> cannot any individual simply upload his or her thesis to the internet

I have a difficult time understanding how providing an archive is
precluding someone from publishing his/her thesis. One may as well argue
that a FOSS CMS such as WordPress or MediaWiki inhibits people from
publishing information on the Internet, because it helps them do it
without doing *everything* from scratch.

Must we each run our own Web server? Or shall we each construct our own
private Internet? I certainly wouldn't want to use the public Internet;
that would preclude my self-organization in attempting my goal (i.e. to
use the Internet).

How's that for transgressive? Grand enough for you? ;)

So, it's been nice knowing you all, but I'm off to go build my own
personal Internet. It will have incredible capabilities of
internetworking; unfortunately, I can't invite you to connect to it, as
I wouldn't want to preclude you from making your own.

There's no place like 127.0.0.1,

Gavin
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