[DECtalk] Status of the archive

[Katie Madison]

Hello tony and others,

I download from the archive a lot. I have been quiet on this list for a while. I've been wanting to make files for the archive, but I had no means of uploading them. Is there any possible way to do that?

Thanks.

Katie
 
e> Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 22:54:36 -0700
> From: tony at baechler.net
> 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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