Thanks, you said this much better and clearer than I could. Ralph
Stefano Mazzocchi said: > > My point is: do *not* make the assumption that the CVS will be there > when you need it. It won't be. Solid working software has the tendency > to work for decades before requiring fixes. And people have a tendency > to change jobs, ideas and interests much faster than working software > requires fixes. > > And information has a notoriously bad habit of getting corrupted, or > lost and people (including myslelf!) have a notoriously bad habit of > still considering digital storage capacity as a scarce resource and are > maniacs of cleaning up and very bad at forecasting the need for > information that today appears useless. > > I guess that working in a library does change your perspectives on those > things a little bit ;-) > > Especially when your boss sings the digital preservation anthem every > other day ;-) [and for a good reason, I must say!] > > -- > Stefano. > >
