[SCC_Active_Members] Software Archive Problem Statements?

[Larry Masinter]

What about a software archive makes it significantly
different from any other kind of information archive? It seems
to me that the similarities exceed any differences -- especially
when you consider that the archives gathered so far include other
kinds of media and information as well: books, lectures, photos,
screen shots, videos, etc. So perhaps some 'differential analysis'
(how do changed requirements affect changed solution) would be
better than a first principle requirements analysis.

> I'm not a librarian or a museum science specialist, and I suspect
>  the same goes for most SPG members. 

I was on the program committee for the Archiving 2006 & 2007 conference,
and many of the presenters are from the library/museum community.

> burning stuff to CDs or DVDs 

Not very safe:

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