> This cause is trying to change the access across the world for scientific articles and you're complaining for a short period
Many MIT professors make their academic articles freely available on their lab websites. As Anonymous continues to attack the MIT network, they are making it more difficult for members of the general public to access academic articles. This isn't about open access. It's about exacting revenge for Aaron Swartz's death. Unfortunately, it's targeting the wrong people.
> No argument why this form of protest won't work just it interrupts your current lifestyle.
MIT students would support an effective protest that interrupts their lifestyles, but attacking student-run websites won't work because the only people who suffer are students who have to clean up after you. The people responsible for Aaron Swartz's prosecution couldn't care less.
>"They are making it more difficult for members of the general public to access academic article"
Given what may happen if change can be made is this really anything? This is how most of the mostly 3rd world student/academics live 100% of the time for most articles.
They are not attacking students sites AFAIK they are attacking the MIT network I really doubt the Faculty are not seeing this and thinking.
This is an attack for unproportionately persecuting someone for trying to free up scientific information. I don't see it as revenge for his death.
"A few class websites are inaccessible, a few friends' blogs are down, and web development is a bit annoying"
That's the most selfish thing I've seen today.
No argument why this form of protest won't work just it interrupts your current lifestyle.
And IMO it will help, it keep momentum and adds publicity to the other means also going on.