Given the drama surrounding the arXiv for its dependence on Google and its recent ban on review articles in computer science, I have a question:
Do we still need the arXiv?
Wouldn't a federated network of institutional repositories be a much better option?
#arXiv #academicchatter #physics #math #cs #ActivityPub
Hendrik Weimer
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