The document provides rueful reflections from an open access supporter on unproductive debates between proponents and critics of open access. It discusses anti-open access propaganda, distortions from some proponents, and unfair criticism of programs like HINARI that provide free or low-cost access to resources for researchers in developing countries. The document concludes that open access publishing and traditional publishing models are fighting over a dying model based on paper, and that in the future all parties can work together productively in the post-journal article world of "datuments" and interactive digital content and packages.
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