[TUHS] [off topic] Advocating for free information

[Arnold Robbins via TUHS]

[ Sent to TUHS and bcc'ed to a number of friends. ]

Hi All.

This may be of interest to the list.  I ask Warren's forgiveness
for posting something off topic, and I respectfully request that
we DON'T start a discussion about it.

Thanks,

Arnold

> Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2026 20:32:47 -0500 (EST)
> From: Terence Kelly <tpkelly at eecs.umich.edu>
> To: Arnold Robbins <arnold at skeeve.com>
> Subject: advocating for free information
>
> Hi Arnold,
>
> [...]
>
> Briefly, the ACM Digital Library (DL) celebrated the holidays by revoking 
> public access to crucial facilities that have long been freely available 
> to all.  Anyone not affiliated with a posh institution is locked out. 
> Free Software developers, scrappy startup coders, and penniless students 
> at nearly every community college in the US are locked out.
>
> To date, academics have spoken out against the new DL paywall...
>
> https://www.ipetitions.com/petition/restore-fully-free-and-open-access
>
> ...but news of the paywall has not yet reached the Free Software 
> community.
>
> I'd be grateful if you could forward the above petition URL to friends in 
> the Free Software world.  Samizdat is the best way to spread news like 
> this.  And of course, I and like-minded people would be honored if you 
> signed.
>
> Thanks & Happy New Year!
>
> -- Terence