Superset of <force public university teachers to publish their teaching material with an open license>.

One particularly obscene case <Ciro Santilli> encountered was: <all DVSA materials should be free>.


All publicly funded research and teaching materials should be free

{tag=All publicly funded research and teaching materials should be free}

It is obscene that the <DVSA>, which is the <UK> organ that officially setups up the theory driving tests, does not make all of its material open.

As such, it uses its monopoly on the test as an advantage to sell books and services that allow you to pass the tests.

Particularly obscene is their focus on an online service: https://www.safedrivingforlife.info/shop/official-dvsa-theory-test-kit-car-drivers-elearning (https://web.archive.org/web/20240526151837/https://www.safedrivingforlife.info/shop/official-dvsa-theory-test-kit-car-drivers-elearning/?utm_source=gov.uk&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=car-theory-test#description[archive]) a that you can only use for 30 days and costs 15 pounds as of 2024. This way you can't even buy the book used or go to a library.

Obscene.

<Exam as a service>[Paying to take the test is fine]. But paying for learning materials which help everyone become better drivers and saves lives? Obscene.

Bibliography:
* https://www.reddit.com/r/LearnerDriverUK/comments/sfspo1/driving_theory_dont_pay_for_buy_apps_books/


Ciro Santilli @cirosantilli 37

 Incoming links: All DVSA materials should be free