[DECtalk] Status of the archive

shaun everiss shaun.e at xtra.co.nz
Wed Sep 23 23:28:03 EDT 2009


well a few things in the misc directory are adult.
a few other things do have swarewords in them, but all in context though.
At 02:36 p.m. 24/09/2009, you wrote:
>um tony,
>what on the archive is illeagle or adult content?
>I haven't seen anything that is yet
>and I also have been trying to make some dectelk files but no success yet rofl
>and does anyone know if I is possible to nake elequence sing or
>anything nifty like dectalk?
>
>On 9/23/09, Blake Roberts <beroberts at hughes.net> wrote:
>> Tony,
>> I still make Dectalk files. I had not asked about uploading my new stuff
>> because I thought you didn't want people to upload stuff. That was the
>> impression I got reading the email written when you took over the Dectalk
>> Archive. Maybe I misunderstood. I stil make Dectalk stuff and am interested
>> in uploading some of it.
>> Blake
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com
>> [mailto:dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com] On Behalf Of Tony Baechler
>> Sent: Wednesday, September 23, 2009 1:55 AM
>> To: dectalk at bluegrasspals.com
>> Subject: [DECtalk] Status of the archive
>>
>> Hello all,
>>
>> Please read this carefully.  Nothing has been decided yet.  I am seeking
>> input from the list before I do anything.  Your thoughts are appreciated.
>>
>> To give a little history, the archive was first managed by Andre Louis.
>> He abandoned it and it was taken over by Jayson Smith who still manages this
>> list.  Finally, I took it over from him because of bandwidth issues.  I've
>> noticed a decline in new files since Jayson took it over with only one or
>> two people regularly uploading.  Since I've taken it over, no mention has
>> ever been made of anyone wanting to upload anything.  Therefore, I'm
>> thinking that perhaps the archive has reached the end of its interest and
>> usefulness.  The main reason why I never bothered to set up ftp uploading is
>> because no one asked.  Likewise, I didn't set up rsync for the same reason.
>>
>> Here are some things that I'm considering.  When I originally took it over,
>> I had great plans for it.  I wanted to go through every file and do some
>> reorganizing, such as by creator or author.  I wanted to move some of the
>> text files and software around.  As you can see, that didn't happen.  The
>> fact is that I really don't have time to deal with it anymore.  I have
>> severe health problems and am undergoing evaluation for a kidney transplant.
>> My kidney function is 25%.  I have way too much stress right now to give it
>> the time it deserves, especially if people start uploading again.  That's
>> why I've been quiet on the list and haven't asked people to upload.  Also,
>> something that I wasn't planning on was a lot of hardware problems.  The
>> machine it's on seems better now but was very unstable for months.  That's
>> why the archive would go down for days at a time.  That should be
>> permanently resolved now.
>>
>> I would like to make something very clear.  I am not immediately closing the
>> archive.  Bandwidth isn't a problem for now.  I'm undecided what to do which
>> is why I'm asking for input.  If I don't hear anything, I'll probably retire
>> the archive in a couple weeks and eventually remove it.
>> If someone else wants to take it over and can give it the time it deserves,
>> feel free to volunteer.  It still gets a lot of hits and will suck your
>> bandwidth without a limiter.  I guess I'm leaning towards closing it by the
>> end of the year, but for now it isn't going anywhere and nothing will change
>> immediately.
>>
>> Finally, there's something else to consider.  That is that a lot of the
>> archive is either illegal or adult material.  I'm taking a big chance by
>> making it available for download.  So far it has been fine but that could
>> change without warning if my provider finds out.  It's low profile enough
>> that I'm not too worried, but keep that in mind if you want to take it over.
>> I'm putting myself and others living here at risk because we could lose our
>> Internet if I get caught.
>>
>> In conclusion, I haven't done anything with it since I took it over from
>> Jayson and I have no immediate plans to change anything.  I'm looking for
>> input on what to do, but I'm thinking of closing the archive due to lack of
>> interest.  I can't really keep maintaining it and no one has asked to upload
>> anything.  Unless I hear otherwise, I'll probably close it by the end of the
>> year.
>>
>> Tony Baechler, current DECTalk archive maintainer tony at baechler.net
>>
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