Not necessarily, we could migrate the perm records to wherever we go


On Sat, Sep 21, 2013 at 12:16 AM, Glenn Sanders <[log in to unmask]>wrote:

> so 'forever' is a synonym for 4.5 billion?
>
> Glenn
>
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> Or whatever. But I haven't, so I didn't.
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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
> > >
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