Re: Charles M Best Announces MIT Decision

[John Mallinckrodt <ajmallinckro@CSUPOMONA.EDU>]

On Wed, 4 Apr 2001, brian whatcott wrote:

> Charles Best is moving to make the materials for all MIT classes
> available freely by Internet in the course of the next decade.
>
> Now *there's* a President I can salute.

I'd be curious to know why you (apparently) think this is a good
idea.  I understand the superficial appeal, but it seems to me
there might be a pretty significant downside.

What's your position on napster?

John Mallinckrodt      mailto:ajm@csupomona.edu
Cal Poly Pomona          http://www.csupomona.edu/~ajm