In Solidarity with Library Genesis and Sci-hub
Share this letter - read it in public - leave it in the printer. Share your writing - digitize a book - upload your files. Don't let our knowledge be crushed. Care for the libraries - care for the metadata - care for the backup. Water the flowers - clean the volcanoes.
::: BG :: BLR :: CN :: DE :: EN :: ES :: FR :: HI :: HU :: IT :: BR-PT :: RO :: RU :: SK :: SRB-HR :: UA ::: :::::::::::::::::: contact: little.prince@custodians.online In Antoine de Saint Exupéry's tale the Little Prince meets a businessman who accumulates stars with the sole purpose of being able to buy more stars. The Little Prince is perplexed. He owns only a flower, which he waters every day. Three volcanoes, which he cleans every week. "It is of some use to my volcanoes, and it is of some use to my flower, that I own them," he says, "but you are of no use to the stars that you own".…
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