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It's OK, I think the project is now part of UC's udfr.org. But that one didn't have the big ol' "OCLC" logo at the bottom. :) -- Steve > -----Original Message----- > From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of > Roy Tennant > Sent: Friday, November 02, 2012 4:04 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Just Solve the File Format Problem month: can > you help? > > Well, duh, so I did. My (big) bad. Thanks for pointing out the > obvious... > Roy > > On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 12:57 PM, Huwig,Steve <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > You also missed this one... > > > > http://gdfr.info > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf > > Of > >> Roy Tennant > >> Sent: Friday, November 02, 2012 3:49 PM > >> To: [log in to unmask] > >> Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Just Solve the File Format Problem month: > can > >> you help? > >> > >> Um...how is this better/different from already existing > sites/efforts > >> around this? > >> > >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_file_formats > >> http://www.wotsit.org/ > >> http://www.ace.net.nz/tech/TechFileFormat.html > >> http://www.fileformat.info/ > >> > >> At the very least, this new effort shouldn't start from scratch... > >> Roy > >> > >> On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 2:36 AM, Ed Summers <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> > I imagine you've heard about the Just Solve the Problem month > >> already, > >> > but if not, I thought Chris Rusbridge's email to the > >> > digital-preservation list was a good call for participation in the > >> > project ... > >> > > >> > //Ed > >> > > >> > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > >> > From: Chris Rusbridge <[log in to unmask]> > >> > Date: Thu, Nov 1, 2012 at 4:00 PM > >> > Subject: Just Solve the File Format Problem month: can you help? > >> > To: [log in to unmask] > >> > > >> > Some of you will know that Jason Scott, Rogue Archivist, is > raising > > a > >> > citizen's army to attempt to solve the "file format problem*" in > the > >> > month of November, 2012. The work is taking place via a wiki at > >> > http://justsolve.archiveteam.org/index.php/Main_Page, with a band > of > >> > volunteers (you need to register to make changes to the wiki, by > >> > sending a username and email address to [log in to unmask]). > >> I've > >> > added a few formats and groups of formats myself (at least as > >> > skeletons or empty placeholders). > >> > > >> > The best form of help is for some of you who know more about rarer > >> > data formats to register and help by editing the wiki yourself. > It's > >> > pretty easy; I've never used MediaWiki before, and everything I've > >> > done so far has been by finding something like it and adapting the > >> > wiki source. Other people can make it beautiful and standardised > >> later > >> > on! > >> > > >> > If you can't do that, you could email me information about missing > >> > data formats. This should include as much as possible of: > >> > > >> > - name, and what it's for (ie brief description) > >> > - web site with some authoritative information > >> > - web site with some examples, etc. > >> > > >> > Let's try and capture ALL these formats. As Jason says in his own > >> > inimitable way "Let's make that goddam army!". > >> > > >> > * Note, the "problem" is only vaguely defined, and after some > angst > >> > (eg see http://unsustainableideas.wordpress.com/2012/07/04/the- > >> solution-is-42-what-was-the-problem/), > >> > I think that's OK. Gathering a huge amount of information about > file > >> > formats in one place will be a BIG HELP. > >> > > >> > -- > >> > Chris Rusbridge > >> > Mobile: +44 791 7423828 > >> > Email: [log in to unmask] > >> > Adopt the email charter! http://emailcharter.org/