[DECtalk] Status of the archive

shaun everiss shaun.e at xtra.co.nz
Thu Sep 24 01:26:35 EDT 2009


not sure forgot I have not been there for ages.
At 04:22 p.m. 24/09/2009, you wrote:
>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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