[Tccc] Requesting open feedback to my work (Re: Promoting open on-line research)

Pars Mutaf pars.mutaf
Thu Nov 3 13:02:06 EDT 2011


On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 6:56 PM, Joe Touch <touch at isi.edu> wrote:

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> On 11/3/2011 9:45 AM, Pars Mutaf wrote:
> ...
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>>
>>        First step is arxiv, second is infocom, third is ToN.
>>
>>        Or perhaps,
>>
>>        First step is arxiv, second step is ToN.
>>
>>
>>    Sure.
>>
>>    Note that this doesn't require a petition, where this all started:
>>    http://www.gopetition.com/__**petitions/replacing-__**
>> scientific-conferences-with-a-**__cheap-and-effic.html<http://www.gopetition.com/__petitions/replacing-__scientific-conferences-with-a-__cheap-and-effic.html>
>>
>>    <http://www.gopetition.com/**petitions/replacing-**
>> scientific-conferences-with-a-**cheap-and-effic.html<http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/replacing-scientific-conferences-with-a-cheap-and-effic.html>
>> >
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>>    Nothing is being *replaced*.
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>>    In the words of Nike's advertising department, "Just do it.".
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>> I cannot do it. You can?
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>> Should we ask arxiv?
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>
> I'm confused. Arxiv is already an open publications platform. What is
> missing that you seek?
>
> If you're missing the review side, i.e., where people can sign up and
> perform reviews, then you need to find, develop, and/or run the software
> needed, or convince someone else to do so.
>
> Again, "just do it".
>
> There's nobody stopping you.
>
> There is also nobody paying you. But you do have all that money you'll be
> saving not registering at conferences, and all that money you saved getting
> reviews more quickly ;-)
>
>
OK this is also an input. Always helpful.

Pars


> Joe
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