[DECtalk] Status of the archive

[Ryan Chou]

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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