Re: [TUHS] LoC now involved with saving digital history

On Tue, 25 Feb 2003 10:33:38 +1030 "Greg 'groggy' Lehey" <grog(a)lemis.com> wrote: Clear enough. As a Canadian I'm certainly aware of the difference between federal and regional goverments. AFAIK though Digital was a Massachusetts company and thus the LoC has an interest in it's activities - along with the rest of the American computer industry. It's only logical that they'd have an interest in TUHS archives. It would be a shame to see TUHS loose out because of a silly turf war. Regardless of where the archive site hardware is located, the information in TUHS archives is clearly American. If you are interested in the preservation of Unix heritage I really can't see the point of nationalistic hostility, refusing to cooperate, or at least of trying. The LoC is certainly one of the best data repositories on the planet, and a great way of ensuring that knowledge about Unix is available to future generations. In my view results will probably depend more upon how things are approached rather then what country the server is located in. One thing is perfectly clear. Digital heritage has become very important. bill http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/ndiipp/repor/repor_plan.html http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2003/03-022.html http://www.loc.gov/