"You guys are gods. I have been dreaming about taking a course at MIT but never was able to afford one until now. I live in New York and I was up just to be the first few to try the OpenCourseWare. Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You!" – New York City

"Let me tell you in this 1st feedback on this Sept 30 2002 that today is a Historic Day. It's the Big Bang in the Knowledge Universe." – Algeria

"MIT OCW is the '8th Wonder of the World!' My Sincere Heartfelt Thanks to all of you out there who have been involved in the making of this project. Keep up the excellent work!" – Latvia

"Thank you! What an invaluable resource you offer the community. I will point VT HS teachers to these wonderful materials. I honor your intent to make quality resources available...thank you so much." – Vermont

"Excellent! Knowledge gained in educational facilities all over the world should be free for anyone to access. This does not endanger anyone's intellectual properties. That has been my belief all my life. With your project OCW, you have opened up the possibility to do exactly that by just walking up to a computer hooked up to Internet. Thank you, and again, excellent." – Finland

"I sincerely congratulate you on your breadth of vision and high-mindedness in launching this initiative! Finding one of the few beacons of enlightened thinking in an age where the darkness of oppression and proprietary small-mindedness threatens the liberties of free thinkers everywhere, it's heartwarming and reassuring to find that there are still some to whom the greater good still matters, who realize that in the economy of knowledge everyone gains when we pool our resources and share what we know. Thank you for sharing the riches of your knowledge with the world at large." – Unknown, U.S.A.

"This is SUCH a wonderful thing you are doing. I look forward to continuing my own personal studies. Thank you!" [NOTE: He signed this, "an amateur intellect in hopes of becoming more!"] – California

"I'm a current MIT undergrad, and I think this is a great idea. This gives me a chance to look at course materials for classes I don't have time (and money) to register for, and it gives people a valuable resource for self-study. And a display of the depth of study available to students if they decide to enroll at MIT… Please continue to expand the offerings." – Current MIT senior, Course 2 major

"OCW is AWESOME!!! Thank you - I am tremendously excited about and appreciate what MIT is doing. I am a retired, African-American female living in upstate New York. Having access to the courses you offer is an unbelievable gift and indicates how much we can be for each other." – New York State

"I read about your initiative in the NY Times online and have to say this is one of the most exciting applications of the Internet to date. I look forward to taking advantage of this opportunity to "take a dip" in MIT's enormous reservoir of human intellect." – Webmaster for www.clickafrique.com, an African Web portal

"I just happened to notice the link to this site on Yahoo this morning. After looking through your site, I decided to pass the URL on to a number of colleagues here at Bell Canada. During lunch, we discussed your initiative and all of us felt that this was certainly something of value and we will be checking back regularly to watch your progress. One very positive benefit is to provide the opportunity to people who are working in certain disciplines to have a look at other areas of learning which in turn could stimulate an interest in a completely new field. Keep up the good work!" – Canada

"OpenCourseWare approaches utopia. Thank you for adding to Humanity's opportunities for enlightenment." – North Carolina

"May the Almighty Bless and inspire the hearts of all who struggle to make OpenCourseWare an advantage to the isolated and needy. It is an asunder-tearing of the chains of obstruction, and a liberation of Great Souls and of Humanity." – Denmark

"The decision by MIT OCW to unselfishly offer free courses over the Web and propagate knowledge is a giant step forward for those who truly love knowledge and mankind. It is my firm conviction that one day, because of this decision, MIT will be considered as truly a great learning center like those great ancient universities of the past." – Texas