so 'forever' is a synonym for 4.5 billion?

Glenn

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On 21 September 2013 01:12, Chris Flynn <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Glen,
> Not to beat a dead horse, but you are wrong.
> Permanent means forever.
>
> regardless of your individual view, love springs eternal, and when an
> Archivist determines that a record has permanent value the obligation is
> retain that record forever. Forever means until the end of time.
>
> The end of time can be met by any number of factors.
> 1) the world could end
> 2) Pandemic wipes us all out
> 3) your company could bankrupt and no successor takes on the records
> 4)......
>
> Buck up we migrate permanent records to increasing stable formats
> throughout there life.
>
> Chris Flynn
> P.S. Don't make me call you
>
>
> On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 10:08 PM, Glenn Sanders <[log in to unmask]
> >wrote:
>
> > I've sounded off before on why I think it's ridiculous to have a
> retention
> > period called 'permanent'. My argument is based on two factors:
> >
> > 1. 'Permanent' is a lazy way out of really thinking through what you need
> > or mean
> >
> > 2. In 4.5 billion years or so the Sun goes red dwarf and we all get
> fried.
> >
> > It now turns out my second factor is wrong. The Sun doesn't just flick a
> > switch and change overnight, it's a gradual process, exacerbated by our
> > capacity to screw up the environment. A recent report suggests we don't
> > have 4.5 billion years, we may have as few as 1.7 billion.
> >
> >
> >
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/09/20/habitable_zone_study_determines_earths_lifetime_exoplanet_intelligence_candidates/
> >
> > At least it puts a shorter limit on how long we'll have to keep migrating
> > stuff as systems become obsolete over time, Adjust your business case
> > costings accordingly.
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > Glenn
> >
> > Glenn Sanders
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> > 0467 740 161 (new mobile number)
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> > they'd agreed, I would have signed it "Harry Peck and Co and Glenn".
> > Or whatever. But I haven't, so I didn't.
> >
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