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On Nov 2, 2012, at 3:48 PM, Roy Tennant wrote: > 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... They could also extract a lot of information / links from: http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/formats/index.shtml Although, admittedly, it's more intended for creators rather than those trying to figure out what it is they have. (archaeology? forensics?) -Joe > 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/