[game_preservation] GDC Report Coming Soon + FileFront shutting down

[Andrew Armstrong]

Yeah, I've no idea - you've had the same information I have, I think the 
breakdown of file types will be pretty high in the EXE and movie fields, 
a little audio, and some text and screenshots. As for amounts, I've no 
idea, I have no contact at FileFront and there is only a general email 
to try, which no doubt someone (hopefully!) has already tried for 
information on this issue :)

Andrew

Henry Lowood wrote:

> Andrew,

>

> I am in touch with the people I know at IA about this.  Simon, too, 

> I'm sure.  At the moment, like me, they do not have enough information 

> to understand the options for formal action or a project.   It's 

> important that at some point someone summarize where things are and 

> what sorts of files would be involved in the rescue action.

>

> Henry

>

> Devin Monnens wrote:

>> Andrew,

>>

>> If IA wants to host the FileFront stuff, why not just e-mail or 

>> contact them and let them know. I honestly don't know what IA would 

>> and would not take for archival.

>>

>> I'll try and write up some notes from the con as well, but I need to 

>> do class prep for tomorrow as well, so it might be next weekend.

>>

>> -D

>>

>> On Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 11:41 AM, Andrew Armstrong 

>> <andrew at aarmstrong.org <mailto:andrew at aarmstrong.org>> wrote:

>>

>>     I've got some notes to write up from GDC for the SIG, as well as

>>     a report I'll write on the status of the "State of preservation".

>>     This will be done next week, I'm still not back home yet :)

>>

>>     Feel free, anyone who wasn't able to attend GDC or who has and

>>     wants to comment, to bring up items to talk about here - I'll try

>>     and summarise my notes, but questions on "Did you discuss XXX" or

>>     "Can I suggest project YYY" or "Can I help since I joined the SIG

>>     from seeing your leaflet" or even just "Hi I'm new" are all welcome.

>>

>>     The main thing I want to bring to people's attention just now is

>>     there is some behind the scenes effort by Simon Carless, Jason

>>     Scott and including a few others to try and somehow get the 48

>>     Terabytes of files off FileFront - check this page for the sad

>>     news that it is closing tomorrow! http://farewell.filefront.com/

>>

>>     Hopefully someone will be able to get the files in some form so

>>     they can be uploaded to the Internet Archive. If anyone has a

>>     contact at FileFront it would be worth ringing them now and

>>     seeing perhaps if the files can be secured somehow (or ring

>>     up/contact Jason Scott to help his efforts).

>>

>>     Andrew

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