Originally posted by: Laserman
Of course the upside with digital is you can make a perfect copy, and if dilligent transfer it to newer media as it comes along, like the X0 project transferring laserdisc onto DVD - from that point onwards it could be pushed onto tape, HD-DVD, holographic storage etc. But if that wasn't done, would there be any laserdisc players still operating in 300 years time? If a digital file is released into the public domain then it is likely to still be around after a long period of time and if a digital copy of a digital original will be the same as the day it was struck. This is the first time in history that such a thing is possible.
Yes, you can make a perfect copy. It is possible.Of course the upside with digital is you can make a perfect copy, and if dilligent transfer it to newer media as it comes along, like the X0 project transferring laserdisc onto DVD - from that point onwards it could be pushed onto tape, HD-DVD, holographic storage etc. But if that wasn't done, would there be any laserdisc players still operating in 300 years time? If a digital file is released into the public domain then it is likely to still be around after a long period of time and if a digital copy of a digital original will be the same as the day it was struck. This is the first time in history that such a thing is possible.
Too often, I'm afraid, the weakest link in a PIF chain assumes it will happen automagically and doesn't take any action to enforce it.
My oh my, I sure do hope Zion will provide file checksums for any X0 project release (as Doctor M has done) or at least post it to Usenet himself like he did his ROTS last summer. With that one I'm confident my copy is a clone of his original because of the CRC-32 hash checking built in to yEnc and RAR.
Nero's Verify function, used by some PIFers, isn't always so reliable. And I've got a real-life example to support that claim.
Regarding the thread topic, those who download November's broadcasts from the hdtv binary groups like bongloads will likely enjoy the benefits of yEnc & RAR hashes.
Now who's got a bongload of hash ?
