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* [http://bjoern.brembs.net/2014/03/what-is-the-difference-between-text-data-and-code/ What is the difference between text, data and code?] by Björn Brembs | * [http://bjoern.brembs.net/2014/03/what-is-the-difference-between-text-data-and-code/ What is the difference between text, data and code?] by Björn Brembs | ||
* [http://famicoman.com/2014/05/20/philosophy-of-data-organization/ Philosophy of Data Organization] by Famicoman | * [http://famicoman.com/2014/05/20/philosophy-of-data-organization/ Philosophy of Data Organization] by Famicoman | ||
| + | * [http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014/06/saving-old-software-from-extinction-in-the-age-of-cloud-computing/ Saving old software from extinction in the age of cloud computing] by Ron Amadeo | ||
Revision as of 23:59, 18 June 2014
Here's a collection of articles related to the File Format problem, this project, or education about the type of endeavor this sort of project entails.
- Open letter to Microsoft on specs for obsolete file formats by Chris Rusbridge.
- The PowerPoint 4.0 adventure: what did I learn? by Chris Rusbridge.
- Cleaning up the "Formats through Time" mess by David Rosenthal.
- What Could Possibly Go Wrong? by David Rosenthal
- Importing data is hard by Skud
- The Format Registry Problem by Gary McGath
- Files that Last: Digital Preservation for Everygeek by Gary McGath
- XFER STN FAQ by New Museum of Contemporary Art (info on their project to preserve artists' multimedia from archaic formats)
- Solving Problems and Saving Bits: An Interview with Jason Scott by Jefferson Bailey, for the Library of Congress blog
- The Mother of All Disruptions by Venkat (what he calls "soft technology" corresponds pretty well with what's called "file format" here)
- Disappearing Digital World by Rebecca E. “Becky” Briggs
- Process starts to select open standards for government documents (UK)
- Jason Scott speech at DISH 2013 (video)
- Genesis of a file format by Ross Spencer
- Digital failures are inevitable, but we need them to be graceful by Cory Doctorow
- The minimal principle: because being an open standard is not enough. by Bernhard Reiter
- What is the difference between text, data and code? by Björn Brembs
- Philosophy of Data Organization by Famicoman
- Saving old software from extinction in the age of cloud computing by Ron Amadeo
