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Free account, indefinitely, to whoever needs it to store this data … including the storage vendor. Just email…

• deleted 1mo ago
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• skoskie 1mo ago
  Epic.
• remuskaos 1mo ago
  fucking legend
• valleyer 1mo ago
  Parent is maintainer of rsync.net, in case that wasn't obvious. (There's no contact information in your profile.)
  • profsummergig 1mo ago
    Why's there a pricing page? https://rsync.net/pricing.html https://rsync.net/pricing.html
    • crooked-v 1mo ago
      Because storing PBS archives is a voluntary public service, and storing other random peoples' stuff isn't.
      • ares623 1mo ago
        What a wild idea
  • oidar 1mo ago
    I believe contact info is here: https://www.rsync.net/resources/contact.html https://www.rsync.net/resources/contact.html
• CqtGLRGcukpy 1mo ago
  I highly suggest (if you haven't already done so) you contact Nine PBS, as they (Nine PBS) won't be reading Hacker News.
  • Barbing 1mo ago
    (random user here) Emailed Nine PBS Edit per “no contact on profile” comment: Contact info@rsync.net for more information, and answers to your questions.
• duttish 1mo ago
  rsync is good stuff, I've been a happy customer of https://www.rsync.net/products/borg.html https://www.rsync.net/products/borg.html for years.
• usrnm 1mo ago
  > indefinitely Which, in practical terms, means "while I or my investors have money". These guys have 70 years worth of data, can you guarantee to keep it for another 70? The real answer to these kinds of problems is managing the data yourself
  • AdamN 1mo ago
    There's a difference between an archive and a backup it's true. If this really is intended to be archival they need to come up with a plan with the Library of Congress, the US Archives, or a similar institution. There are archivists in the world and they should come up with a plan for this that's written and will outlast all the people in the room.
    • iAMkenough 1mo ago
      At present (especially for PBS), it would be wise to use an archive service that receives zero U.S. federal dollars and is not subject to the executive branch’s efforts to rewrite history to fit their preferred narrative.
    • adolph 1mo ago
      Not certain how well LOCKSS has done over time as Internet Archive seems to get all the press, but it seemed to be a solid concept with some level of implmentation: Taking its name (Lots of Copies Keeps Stuff Safe) from the idea that a file is more likely to survive if it has multiple copies stored in multiple places, LOCKSS software allows libraries to create preserved digital collections out of materials that would otherwise be accessible only through a licensed academic subscription. LOCKSS has agreements with academic publishers to permit libraries to store local copies of content that is usually only accessible through web-based subscriptions, enabling post-cancellation content access. https://coptr.digipres.org/index.php/LOCKSS_(Lots_of_Copies_Keep_Stuff_Safe) https://coptr.digipres.org/index.php/LOCKSS_(Lots_of_Copies_...
      • AdamN 1mo ago
        LOCKSS is a technology and I could imagine it being part of a plan - but archivists still need to consider what entity owns the data and has rights to give access to it, what jurisdiction governs the data, how to transfer ownership/rights, which combination of tools should be used to achieve the goals, and also what goal there is for the data.
• throwaway270925 1mo ago
  Out of general interest: whats your bus factor?