[DECtalk] Status of the archive

[Ryan Chou]

um you know how big the misc directory is?
could you please give me some details

On 9/23/09, shaun everiss <shaun.e at xtra.co.nz> wrote:
> 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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