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by x_may 434 days ago
It may be that it was time for the hardware that was previously running Arxiv to be retired and this is just another Capex -> Opex decision being made by so many tech companies.

I'd like to know if GCP is covering part of the bill? Or will Cornell be paying all of it? The new architecture smells of "[GCP] will pay/credit all of these new services if you agree to let one of our architects work with you". If GCP is helping, stay tuned for a blog post from google some time around the completion of the migration with a title like "Reaffirming our commitment to science" or something similarly self affirming.
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khuey 434 days ago
> If GCP is helping, stay tuned for a blog post from google some time around the completion of the migration with a title like "Reaffirming our commitment to science" or something similarly self affirming.

"Google pays to run an enormous intellectual resource in exchange for a self-congratulatory blogpost" seems like a perfectly acceptable outcome for society here.

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stonogo 434 days ago
It wasn't when it happened to Usenet.
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toomuchtodo 434 days ago
Frequent backups to the Internet Archive for rehydration when needed. RIP Dejanews. Hopefully we’ve learned from past experience.
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mistrial9 434 days ago
mirrors, please
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yumraj 434 days ago
> If GCP is helping, stay tuned for a blog post from google some time around the completion of the migration with a title like "Reaffirming our commitment to science" or something similarly self affirming.

This is an odd criticism. If a company is footing the bill, it can’t even talk about it to gain some publicity/good will?

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nophunphil 433 days ago
Footing the bill for how long?
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helsinki 433 days ago
How much is the bill for running Arxiv? $1000 - $3000/month? Yeah, I don't think Google deserves any recognition for footing that bill. Likely just another self-congratulatory bullshit move on behalf of big G.
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flakiness 434 days ago
https://info.arxiv.org/about/supporters.html

  Our Supporters
  ...
  Gold Sponsors
  Google, Inc (USA)
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TZubiri 434 days ago
"Reaffirming our commitment to science" or something similarly self affirming.

While I understand that something is more genuine if done in secret, it doesn't stop being a real commitment to science just because you make a pr post about it.

If company X contributes to Y open source foundation, that's real and they get to claim clout, nobody cares about a post anyways.

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