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> Tryniski has no formal training in archiving and isn’t particularly interested in working with any of the various other online newspaper directories, especial
by vanderZwan 8y ago
> Tryniski has no formal training in archiving and isn’t particularly interested in working with any of the various other online newspaper directories, especially those with regimented archival requirements. He has, on occasion, been approached by companies looking to partner with him or purchase licenses to his archives. He’s turned them all down, including one offer for half a million dollars.
I do hope his material is free to be stored on Archive.org at least? Or perhaps even his entire website. It would be terrible if this resource would disappear
- Kadin 8y agoYeah, that was sort of my reaction as well. It's great that the guy is doing what he's doing, and I respect his desire not to sell to some vampire-squid monetizer who will paywall all of it for revenue maximization, but ... what's his backup strategy? What's his estate plan? Does whoever is going to inherit his house know that there's more to that giant pile of hard drives, besides a task to be farmed out to 1-800-GOT-JUNK? I am concerned that this entire effort is one sloppy-street-crossing or one house fire away from being gone forever.