tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post4512024312270648106..comments2024-03-22T12:20:48.920+00:00Comments on open...: What's in a Name? Strong and Weak Open AccessGlyn Moodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04436885795882611585noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-76579993676859405072008-05-04T20:46:00.000+00:002008-05-04T20:46:00.000+00:00There's certainly a close parallel there,though I ...There's certainly a close parallel there,though I think weak OA is, er, stronger than gratis, since for OA purposes, even free access is quite useful because you can extract the underlying information.Glyn Moodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04436885795882611585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-12547469797966270642008-05-04T18:46:00.000+00:002008-05-04T18:46:00.000+00:00In a sense, they’ve come upon the exact same probl...In a sense, they’ve come upon the exact same problem the Free Software definition has been weakened by (due to use of free overwhelmingly to mean gratis), but found more useful words to engender :)<BR/><BR/>Gratis being Weak OA, libre being Strong OA.<BR/>(Not to claim that they exactly match the meanings though)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com