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<p>The answer to the question (if one interprets "free" in the strongest sense) is obviously NO: there are hidden costs associated to almost any such system. For example, the arxiv is far from cheap to run, and it may need to switch to a new funding model. See <a href="http://arxiv.org/help/support/whitepaper" rel="nofollow">http://arxiv.org/help/support/whitepaper</a>. </p>