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RedSevenOne - September 17th, 2007 at 12:28 pm

15 January, 2016 - 09:27
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Ken - I don't think there is a need to wait, it is somewhat akin to waiting to reinforce a dam while the engineers do another study as to why a crack has developed, in the meantime an unexpected storm comes along and wipe the dam out leaving a bigger problem.

    I have had the experience in another venue, where when we built a system to serve an under served population, the ability to access to the system was found. This can not be a 'All or Nothing' situation once people learn the information is available, they will find a way to access it.

    I built a system called Camp One, deliberately made it hard to get to knowing that the people who really wanted the solution offered would find a way to get there. Shortly we will have Camp One v.II, with greater capacity and greater capability, simply because the desire for access has outstripped the ability to provide.

    I suggest the same will occur with Open Access. From our point of view, we are looking at a Print On Demand model and charging what the market will bear, around 2X cost, with a provision for subsidized access where there is no ability to pay. The system we are studying has a net cost of US$0.03/page in Colour based on an output of 100+ Pages per week.