[DECtalk] dectalk archive: six months afterward

[Alex H.]

Hi,

Figured I'd chime in on this one. You bring up some good points.

1. A website version sounds cool, if it can be done on your end
without too much stress/issue. There are times where we won't have
access to the BTSync folder and a web archive could mitigate that.

2. Content restricted: I am of the mind that if someone wants to
remove something on their own side, they could copy out the archive
and delete things they don't want locally. It's too much work
mirroring things and then having to decide if something should be
PG13+, as a rough example. I dunno. If there's enough people who want
a content restricted folder, go for it. :)

About audio files: leave as is. Further conversion will degrade the
MP3/OGG files any worse, and anyone can play waves. However, maybe
there could be a soft rule that says anyone wishing to upload a piece
could use format x or format y. In that case I'd suggest MP3 at
128KBPS or higher, especially for multiple voice and harmonies, whree
lower bitrates drive me up the wall and degrade the amazing DEC speech
engine, etc.

Have a good one,
Alex

On 10/27/14, Carlos Fernandez via Dectalk <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com> wrote:
> I don't know if the dropbox system makes sense. It seems like it will
> only cause new problems. If BTSync ultimately fails me, I'll resort to
> that, but I do not want to do that. Instead, I would probably set up
> BTSync and the archive on my personal server and link a domain name up
> to that directory. That would provide an internet version.
> I also had another question. What do you think about providing a single
> audio format, essentially converting all files to one universal audio
> type. I'm not sure whether that is better or whether we should just
> respect the original choices. If we do go with one, which would you
> prefer? mp3? ogg vorbis? What quality is best? Maybe it's simplest to
> keep it randomized and only convert for a strange type? I'll leave it up
> to you.
>
> Carlos
> On 10/27/2014 08:02, Ulysses Garcia via Dectalk wrote:
>> Hi there,Drop Box folder? I heard there's a folder setting that only
>> allows the administrator of that folder to make changes, but most people
>> would have to pay a monthly or yearly subscription to get extra space.
>> I'm not sure how big the archive is in total. Maybe you could upload it
>> to the cloud and have a web site link to that server.
>> What about using a
>> On 10/26/2014 9:07 PM, Carlos Fernandez via Dectalk wrote:
>>> Hello list,
>>>
>>>      I'm once again checking back in with you about the dectalk archive
>>> and its future. Given that it's been active for almost six months (six
>>> months on 17 November), I figured it might be time to take it to the
>>> next level.
>>>      First let me state that any updates that have recently been sent
>>> will probably not be seen for a while. Since the latest version of
>>> BTSync is inaccessible, it is important to downgrade. Unfortunately,
>>> when I did that, my keys got scrambled. This means that when I used my
>>> keys for various folders, BTSync believed I was starting completely
>>> new folders. I have not yet figured out why nor how to fix it.
>>> Theoretically, it should not require anything on your end to start
>>> getting updates once I've got it all fixed.
>>>      That in mind, I would like your input on how this could be
>>> improved. I had a few ideas, which I thought I'd run past you for a
>>> quick yes or no.
>>> 1. A website version. I was thinking I could mirror this onto a web
>>> server and post it online. It would probably have bandwidth
>>> restrictions, but it would give those who do not like BTSync or who
>>> hear bittorrent and assume illegal a way to hear the content. I'm not
>>> sure if this is important or not.
>>> 2. A content restricted version. This could be an entirely separate
>>> copy of the archive with different BTSync keys and website that
>>> contained all of the productions except those with content that some
>>> might consider undesirable. Anything contributed to the
>>> content-restricted version would automatically be placed in the full
>>> version as well.
>>>      Also, I had a question about the dectalkified episodes of Red
>>> Dwarf. Well, two questions. First, should we keep them? I decided to
>>> leave them out of the no legal gray areas rule because of the history
>>> they represent. This will change if the BBC tells me otherwise, but
>>> until then, or unless the community asks to have it changed, they will
>>> remain. Secondly, if they remain, should they be updated? There are
>>> places where there are errors, and only the first six series of a
>>> ten-series show are present. Should we go through and correct them?
>>>      I think that's it, but please let me know if there is anything
>>> more I can do for the archive or the community.
>>>
>>> Thank you,
>>> Carlos
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