Wow! Now the arXiv is demanding that all papers have a full English-language version, either as the original language or as an included translation.
It looks like this is pushing some French scientists to use HAL instead.
https://blog.arxiv.org/2025/11/21/upcoming-policy-change-to-non-english-language-paper-submissions/
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