Best wishes Gord... this has been an extraordinary resource of
unselfish and rare technical knowledge and technique.
I want to agree with Greg that it is more prudent to use
institutional resources. The George Eastman house sounds great and
may survive as a non-commercial institution, plus the largest
repository of photographic history and knowledge.
Other good options are; The University Of Arizona and ICP. And also I
believe that Arizona State also has strong commitments to
photography, institutionally.
hoping for the best!
Bob
On Nov 11, 2009, at 7:34 AM, Greg Schmitz wrote:
> Tom, I understand your concern, but the institution that hosted
> this website for the last 10 or so years did so for free and Gord
> did the heavy lifting. Academic institutions are not perfect, but
> at least to my experience they have a longevity on The Internet
> that exceeds private and individual concerns. Based on experience,
> and there are a couple of folks on this list that know about
> private concerns that go *poof* I' think the list would be better
> served with an institutional address.
>
> --greg
>
> Tomas Sobota wrote:
>> Greg,
>> The "institution of higher learning" that you mention does not
>> seem to have any interest to host our list now that Gordon is not
>> working there any more. They probably don't even know or care what
>> it's all about. The list actually depended on the goodwill and
>> hard work of Gordon, that's all.
>> I'd much prefer that alt-photo be sited on a server such as
>> Malin's or other on this thread that have offered their servers.
>> People that are involved in alt photo and who really care about
>> the well-being and future of the list.
>> Tom
>>
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