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| DATE | 2017-03-14 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir
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| SUBJECT | Subject: [Hangout-NYLXS] Fwd: Re: [nylug-talk] Fwd: Contact DOJ and thell
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On 03/13/2017 10:54 PM, Ruben Safir wrote:
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> https://news.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/2016-08-30-UC-Berkeley-LOF.pdf
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> These bastards are threatening every online resource for education from
> MITs opencourseware, to Berkley and even youtube. This has to end for
> public education to continue.
>
>
Well, I sure as hell hope not as I have used MIT's Open Course ware
quite a bit. hey have some good courses and materials up there. In
particular I download and use a lot of the course materials provided by
MIT's Mathematics Department. Since I hold my graduate degree in
Mathematics I use their course ware as a means of refreshing myself in
topics that I may not have used in a long while.
MIT's Open Course ware is free and offered "as is". I don't know about
other departments but the math department offers a variety of formats
from video lectures, recommended textbooks, notes, recitations for most
of the fundamental courses to more advanced courses consisting of little
more than a recommended text and a students handwritten notes. The point
being this is offered as a service to the public to download and use as
one see's fit, for free and at no charge and no obligation. Under these
circumstances I see no reason why the course ware should be under any
obligation to provide a range of special access services. If this was a
"pay to play" service then I could see issues raised over
accessibility. But this is a free gift. If this goes on I could see
Berkeley, MIT, etc. just pulling the whole thing off line and saying the
heck with it,.
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