[cobbal]

ACM agrees I think: https://dl.acm.org/openaccess

> Beginning January 2026, all ACM publications and related artifacts in the ACM Digital Library will be made open access.

[harles]

Wait, so did this already happen and it just didn’t get attention?

[philipkglass]

It was a front page story here on HN back in December 2025:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46313991

[Jtsummers]

It got a lot of discussion here when it happened and before as they phased it in.