[Foundation-l] More on Wikimedia strategic planning

[geni]

2009/5/3 Jussi-Ville Heiskanen <cimonavaro at gmail.com>:
> I suspect the contrary. There were initial claims that CD's
> would be nigh impossible to degrade, and the truth turned
> out to be completely at variance with the assertions.

Which were guesswork. Materials scientists could probably come up with
something but it's not worthwhile for anything more advanced than a
phonograph record since the ability to play them is likely to get lost
rather quickly.


> I really think a proven track record counts in this actual case.
> Surely it would be useful to place those vellum records where
> it is known they have in the past come to no harm.

No such place. At best you can manage limited harm by burying them in
deserts (egypt mostly) or perhaps peat bogs

About the only other place such things last for any length of time are
some of the Chinese archives and European monasteries.

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geni