It seems to me that, in definitional discussions, we should clearly
distinguish between ultimate objectives and intermediate steps. The
definitions crafted back in 2001-3 were certainly imperfect, if only
because much had yet to be understood and discovered at that time. Yet,
they did include
Jean-Claude,
What you say (beautifully), I almost completely agree with. However, I would
like to point out that the original BOAI begins with a vision, and that the
vision is different from the definition.
Here is what the BOAI vision:
An old tradition and a new technology have converged to
For the record: I renounce (and have long renounced) the original BOAI (and
BBB) definition of Open Access (OA) (even though I was one of the original
co-drafters and co-signers of BOAI
http://www.budapestopenaccessinitiative.org/read) in favour of the revision
as Gratis OA (free online access)
