[DECtalk] Status and uploads

[Jayson Smith]

Okay, two people now say they have the audio! Now I'm really interested in 
obtaining it. Any way for me to do so?
Jayson

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "peter Mahach" <pitermach at gmail.com>
To: "DECtalk Discussions" <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
Sent: Monday, September 28, 2009 7:30 AM
Subject: Re: [DECtalk] Status and uploads


>I actually have the audio as well but I also have access to scripts of
> remaining episodes. if I'd found time I could do the remaining 2 seasons.
> seriusly I am not exactly happy about these episodes being taken down, as
> the show is pretty cool and this idea of converting it via dectalk wasn't 
> so
> bad though the voice differences are... well, pretty big if you heard the
> original thing. also this version lets people know what's going on if you
> have the audio only you don't know what's going on at all times like when
> someone walks out or where the action is going on as the background sounds
> can't tell you a lot unlike in something like star trek tng where each 
> room
> has a segnificant background change, but that is off-topic.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "shaun everiss" <shaun.e at xtra.co.nz>
> To: "DECtalk Discussions" <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
> Sent: Monday, September 28, 2009 9:44 AM
> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] Status and uploads
>
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>> well I don't mind if the red dwarf stuff goes.
>> The series was never fully converted or finnished and I now have the
>> actual tv audio and the synth version sounds nothing like it.
>> On the adult stuff except for some stuff by a few people most of it is
>> just bad anyway.
>> There are still some gems.
>> Have you thought about making the archive entirely ftp and just not
>> bothering with the web version?
>> You wouldn't have to bother with the index pages.
>> At 07:45 p.m. 28/09/2009, you wrote:
>>>Hi all,
>>>
>>>OK, here's an update on the status of the archive.  I've read all the
>>>messages posted and came to two conclusions.  First, a lot of people want
>>>a big zip file of everything.  Second, there are still a few people who
>>>want to upload.  Therefore, I've reached the following decisions:
>>>
>>>1. The zip file is already made.  I just have to put a password on it and
>>>get it uploaded.  It's fairly large as I recall.  The full archive is
>>>about 1 GB, so maybe I'll split it for people on slower connections.
>>>
>>>2. I will allow new uploads for anyone who wants to contribute.  I'm 
>>>still
>>>undecided about the ultimate future of the archive, but for now things
>>>will stay the same.  For anyone who wants to upload, contact me privately
>>>at tony at baechler.net.  Unlike in the old days, there will be no master
>>>upload account.  Each uploader gets their own ftp user and password.  The
>>>primary reason is to prevent abuse and for better security.  I'm still
>>>undecided about upload procedures, but people will be able to upload if
>>>they wish.
>>>
>>>3. Finally, just for emphasis, I still haven't decided anything permanent
>>>about the archive.  A lot of it depends on my health and interest level.
>>>For now, I probably won't change anything except to set up ftp upload
>>>accounts, but I still want to go through everything.  I will most likely
>>>remove illegal and adult material, so if you want a static snapshot of
>>>things as they now are, you should get the zip file.  I honestly have no
>>>idea what most of the files in the archive are, but I expect it will get
>>>significantly smaller.  Red Dwarf will probably be the first to go 
>>>because
>>>of the legal issues.  I would like to keep it at a PG-13 level, meaning
>>>that there is no excessive swearing and no obvious adult material.  I 
>>>have
>>>no idea when I'll start going through the archive, but it won't be
>>>immediately.  I'll post here as things change.
>>>
>>>As always, this is your archive.  I freely admit that I have no idea how
>>>to make DEC-talk sing.  If you have suggestions etc about the archive,
>>>post them to the list or contact me at tony at baechler.net.  I'll start
>>>setting up ftp as soon as people ask privately.  I don't mind them asking
>>>on the list, but I want to make sure they're serious and I don't want to
>>>send the ftp password on a public list with web-based archives.  I'm
>>>looking forward to going through everything once I get time.
>>>
>>>Tony Baechler, DECtalk archive maintainer
>>>tony at baechler.net
>>>
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